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[/rɪˈpres; rɪˋprɛs/] v [Tn] 用法:
1 (a) restrain or suppress (an impulse); check 约束或抑制（冲动）; 压抑:
repress an urge to scream 强忍著不喊出来 *
repress a sneeze, smile, cough 强抑著不打喷嚏、 不笑、 不咳嗽 *
He repressed his natural sexual desires as sinful. 他压抑著本能的性欲, 视之为罪恶.
(b) (usu passive 通常用於被动语态) cause (sb) to restrain or suppress emotion, thoughts, etc 使（某人）在感情、 思想等上受压抑:
His childhood was repressed and solitary. 他童年经受到压抑很孤独. 用法:
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(a) prevent (a revolt, etc) from breaking out; quell 防止（暴乱等）; 平息; 镇压:
All protest is brutally repressed by the regime. 一切抗议活动都遭到当局的野蛮镇压.
(b) prevent (sb) from protesting or rioting; subjugate 防止（某人）反对或作乱; 压制:
The dictator represses all opposition as illegal. 这个独裁者把所有反对他的活动均视为非法加以镇压. |