repress /rɪˈprɛs/ TEM8 ( repressing, repressed, represses )

• 1. 

  V-T If you repress a feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling. 抑制 (感情)

  例：

  It is anger that is repressed that leads to violence and loss of control.

  正是被抑制的愤怒导致暴力和失控。

• 2. 

  V-T If you repress a smile, sigh, or moan, you try hard not to smile, sigh, or moan. 忍住 (笑、叹气或呻吟)

  例：

  He repressed a smile.

  他忍住没有笑。

• 3. 

  V-T If a section of society is repressed, their freedom is restricted by the people who have authority over them. 镇压; 压制 [表不满]

  例：

  ...a UN resolution banning him from repressing his people.

  …联合国的一项禁止他镇压人民的决议。