Repress



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 抑制, 镇压
• ［英］ v. 抑制, 镇压 ( to hinder by pressure or force; curb)
• ［类］ 反义词: foster ( 促进)
• ［记］ re ( 反复) +press ( 压) -> 压下去
• ［例］ Mary repressed her desire to laugh during the ceremony.

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, from Latin ~us, past participle of reprimere to check, from re- + premere to press — more at press
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to check by or as if by pressure ; curb zuoxieinjustice was ~edyouxie
    • b. to put down by force ; subdue zuoxie~ a disturbanceyouxie
  • 2.
    • a. to hold in by self-control zuoxie~ed a laughyouxie
    • b. to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of zuoxie~ed her angeryouxie
  • 3. to exclude from consciousness zuoxie~ed the memory of abuseyouxie
  • 4. to inactivate (a gene or formation of a gene product) by allosteric combination at a DNA binding site
• intransitive verb
  • to take ~ive action
• ? ~ibility noun
• ? ~ible adjective
• ? ~ive adjective
• ? ~ively adverb
• ? ~iveness noun

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