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repressing

/ri-pres/US // rɪˈprɛs //UK // (rɪˈprɛs) //

压抑的,压迫性的,压迫性,压制

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to keep under control, check, or suppress.
    • : to keep down or suppress.
    • : to put down or quell.
    • : to reduce to subjection.
    • : Psychoanalysis. to reject from the conscious mind.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to initiate or undergo repression.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbkeep back, hold in
Forms: repressed
Synonyms
crush粉碎,碾压,压碎,破碎inhibit抑制,阻止,禁止,压制muffle闷棍,闷响,闷闷不乐,闷声发大财quash驳斥,撤销,驳回,拒绝quell熄灭,平息,遏止,平息下来restrain克制,拘束,限制,抑制squelch静音,静噪,压制,压抑stifle窒息,压制,扼杀,窒息而死subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服subjugate征服,征服了,降服,收服suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制bottle瓶子,瓶装,瓶状物,瓶chasten惩戒,责罚,督责,鞭笞check检查,检查一下collect收集,采集,收藏,收compose构成,组成,构成了,撰写control控制,管制,控制权,操控cool酷,冷却,酷酷的,清凉cork软木,软木塞,科克,木塞curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子hinder阻碍,妨碍,碍,阻碍因素kill杀死,杀害,杀了,杀掉lock锁定,闭锁,锁定目标,锁定目标人物master掌握,主人,主,硕士overcome克服,攻克,战胜,克服困难overpower压倒,压倒性的,打倒,压倒一切rein缰绳,巩固,加强,巩固地位shush嘘嘘,嘘声,嘘,嘘嘘声silence沉默,缄默,肃静,沉默寡言smother窒息,扼杀,封杀,闷死swallow燕子,吞下,吞咽,吞食black out晕倒,昏昏沉沉,昏昏欲睡,昏迷不醒gridlock僵局,瘫痪,胶着状态,胶着hold back扣留,拖后腿,抵制,扣留住jam up堵塞,堵塞了,卡住了,拥堵keep in保持在,保持keep in check严防死守,牵制,牵制住,严加管束keep under wraps遮遮掩掩,隐蔽性,遮遮掩掩的,隐蔽性强quelch阙如,阙尔奇,阙如的,阙如的人simmer down熬夜,冷静下来,沉淀,沉淀下来throw cold water on泼冷水,泼洒冷水,泼凉水tie up捆绑,绑住,绑缚,捆绑起来

Examples

  • Using technology to discriminate against people, or to surveil and repress them, would clearly be unethical.

  • All of them are pinched with unease, a vague anxiety repressed during the day but unleashed once the lights go off.

  • Multiple news reports in recent years have detailed how Beijing uses tech surveillance in Xinjiang to repress its Uighur population.

  • In a country of amnesiacs that observes Labor Day with all the energy of a repressed yawn, this story is a rousing celebration of the forgotten heroes who devoted their lives and shed their blood to ensure the dignity of American work.

  • She is confusing and frightening and probably violent, and the only thing we can do with her is violently repress her, shove her into the attic and hope she doesn’t cause too much trouble.

  • Krampus makes manifest the shadow sides of human nature that Christianity seeks to repress.

  • The deal with the Iranian government will give them a free hand to repress activists and keep political prisoners behind bars.

  • Saudi Arabia wanted to establish an Islamic state in Afghanistan and repress Shia (it wants the same in Syria today).

  • The Iraqi could barely repress his glee, and did a kind of jig as he walked across the room.

  • Also, expect attempts to repress it by those in power—who stand to directly lose the most.

  • The Women of England, of whatever rank, studiously avoid peculiarities of dress or manner and repress idiosyncrasies of character.

  • Gilbert made a great clatter with his knife and fork, to conceal the laugh that he could not repress.

  • She did not answer, but her mobile, painted lips quivered, as if she were trying to repress a smile and were not quite succeeding.

  • He had to repress a smile as he followed where the other led him to a gray speedster in a distant corner of the open concourse.

  • Stirling was never addicted to mincing matters, but Weston could not quite repress a grin.