| 单词 | repress |
| 释义 | repress verbadverb | verb + repress adverb➤barely几乎不能抑制◆she could barely repress a sigh of relief.她几乎抑制不住想舒口气。➤brutally, harshly, violently残暴地／残酷地／粗暴地镇压◆the organized opposition has been brutally repressed.有组织的反抗遭到了残暴镇压。➤systematically系统地压制◆a country that systematically represses human rights系统地压制人权的国家verb + repress➤try to试图压制▸➤be unable to无法抑制repress /rɪpres/ [transitive, often passive] (rather formal, written, disapproving) (of a government or the authorities) to control a group of people and restrict their freedom, especially a group who oppose or threaten authority, by using political or military force（政府或当局用政治或军事力量）压制，镇压◆the government was quick to repress any opposition.政府迅速镇压任何反对势力。 ➡ see also repression → repression note 辨析 persecute, disenfranchise, oppress or repress? persecute is the most extreme of these verbs and refers to cruel treatment that can include harming and even killing a group of people because they are different in a way which is considered offensive by others or by those in power. people get persecuted especially because of their race, religion or political beliefs, for example the persecution of the jews during world war ii. disenfranchise is the least emotional, most descriptive term, and means to take people's rights away, especially their right to vote. oppress and repress lie between these two, meaning to restrict people's freedom so that they cannot express their opinions, act as they want to, challenge those in power, etc. in general people are oppressed and their activities are repressed.这几个词中 persecute 最为极端，指对那些被认为冒犯了别人或当权者的群体进行残酷迫害，包括伤害甚至杀戮。导致人们遭受迫害的原因尤以种族、宗教或政治信仰为主，例如第二次世界大战时对犹太人的迫害。disenfranchise 最少情感色彩、最侧重客观叙述，表示剥夺某人的权利，特别是选举权。oppress 和 repress 介于上述两词之间，表示限制人们的言论、行动以及挑战当权者的自由。通常情况下，压制人用 oppress，压制行为用 repress。repress /rɪpres/ [transitive] (rather formal) to try hard not to feel or show an emotion克制，抑制，压抑（情感）◆he burst in, making no effort to repress his fury.他闯了进来，毫不掩饰自己的愤怒。◆they tend to hide their emotions and repress their desires.他们往往会掩饰自己的情感并克制自己的欲望。▸ repression noun [uncountable] ◆sexual repression性压抑note 辨析 suppress or repress? repress is less frequent and more formal than suppress. suppress is used more often to describe a deliberate effort to prevent your feelings being seen by other people; repress is a slightly stronger word, often suggesting that you do not want your inner feelings to be expressed at all, even to yourself.与 suppress 相比，repress 较少用，也较正式。suppress 更常指故意掩饰自己的感情不让别人看出来； repress 语气稍强，常意味着根本不想表露自己的内心感情，甚至对自己也是这样。repress/rɪˈpres ||; rɪˈprɛs/verb[t] 1. to control an emotion or to try to prevent it from being shown or felt 压抑，抑制（感情）: ◇she tried to repress her anger. 她努力抑制怒气。 2. to limit the freedom of a group of people 限制（某一群人的）自由 ➔repression /rɪˈpreʃn ||; rɪˈprɛʃən/ noun [u]: ◇protests against government repression 反对政府压制的抗议活动 represssee ⇨ control/not control 4 ⇨ hide 7 re·press /rɪ`prɛs; rɪˈpres/v [t] 1. to stop yourself from expressing what you really feel 抑制，压抑［感情］:◇it's not healthy to repress your emotions. 压抑自己的感情有害健康。 2. to control people by force 镇压 |
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