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suppress sth
The government tried to suppress the protest.
政府试图镇压抗议。
镇压, 平定
suppressed — past of suppress
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镇压, 平定
to put down by force or authority
The government tried to suppress the protest.
政府试图镇压抗议。
常指用武力或权威制止
镇压；压制；禁止
To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
用武力或权威镇压
to put down by force or authority
抑制(如笑或表情)
To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
滥用权力打压或压制
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
suppress
Base
原形
suppresses
3rd person
第三人称单数
suppressing
-ing
现在分词
suppressed
Past
过去式
suppressed
Past participle
过去分词
He suppresses his anger.
他抑制住自己的愤怒。
规则动词，过去式直接加-ed
He suppresses his anger when criticized.
他受到批评时抑制住自己的愤怒。
AI contextual example
The army suppressed the uprising.
军队镇压了起义。
AI contextual example
The company is suppressing negative reviews.
这家公司正在压制负面评论。
AI contextual example
suppress a nascent uprising
镇压一场初起的起义。
WordNet
The government tried to suppress the protest.
政府试图镇压抗议。
She suppressed her anger during the meeting.
她在会议期间压抑了自己的愤怒。
Not this
The government suppressed.
Use this
The government suppressed the rebellion.
'suppress' 是及物动词，必须跟宾语；缺少宾语导致句子不完整。
Not this
The dictator oppressed the uprising.
Use this
The dictator suppressed the uprising.
'oppress' 意为‘压迫’，指残酷对待；而 ‘suppress’ 意为‘镇压’，指用武力制止。这里应该是‘镇压起义’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
忍住笑
She had to suppress a smile when he tripped.
当他绊倒时，她不得不忍住笑。
隐瞒证据
The company was accused of suppressing evidence of safety violations.
该公司被指控隐瞒违反安全规定的证据。
镇压叛乱
The government used force to suppress the rebellion.
政府动用武力镇压叛乱。
抑制食欲
Drinking water can help suppress your appetite.
喝水有助于抑制食欲。
止咳
He took medicine to suppress his cough.
他吃药止咳。
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'sup'为'下面'，'press'为'压'，下方施压即压制。
混合语域。抑制情感、欲望时多用于日常或心理描述，语气中性；镇压、平定多用于政治或军事语境，正式且带有权威性；抑制疾病用于医学专业语境。通常根据具体义项选择适当语域。
All words share the stressed syllable '-press' (/prɛs/) and rhyme with 'suppress'. There are no deceptive lookalikes among these words.
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