单词 | suppress |
释义 | suppress (səpres ) Word forms: suppresses , suppressing , suppressed 1. verb If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal. Maritime security patrols protect busy trade routes and suppress illegal activity. [VERB noun] ...nationwide demonstrations for democracy, suppressed after 7 weeks by the army. [VERB-ed] suppression (səpreʃən ) uncountable noun Many were imprisoned after the violent suppression of pro-democracy protests. [+ of] Synonyms: inhibition, blocking, checking, restriction Synonyms: hiding, censorship, hushing up, stonewalling Synonyms: elimination, crushing, crackdown, check 2. verb If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness. The reproduction and growth of cancerous cells can be suppressed by radiation. [be VERB-ed] ...evidence that ultraviolet light can suppress human immune responses. [VERB noun] Synonyms: check, inhibit, subdue, stop suppression uncountable noun The infection leads to suppression of the immune response. [+ of] Synonyms: inhibition, blocking, checking, restriction Synonyms: hiding, censorship, hushing up, stonewalling 3. verb If you suppress your feelings or reactions, you do not express them, even though you might want to. Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile. [VERB noun] The Professor said that deep sleep allowed suppressed anxieties to surface. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: restrain, cover up, withhold, stifle suppression uncountable noun A mother's suppression of her own feelings can cause problems. [+ of] Synonyms: inhibition, blocking, checking, restriction Synonyms: hiding, censorship, hushing up, stonewalling Synonyms: concealment, covering, hiding, disguising 4. verb If someone suppresses a piece of information, they prevent other people from learning it. At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information. [VERB noun] The wrong criminal is in the dock because evidence has been suppressed. [VERB noun] Synonyms: conceal, hide, keep secret, hush up suppression uncountable noun The inspectors found no evidence of suppression of official documents. [+ of] Synonyms: inhibition, blocking, checking, restriction Synonyms: hiding, censorship, hushing up, stonewalling 5. verb If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing. Technology helps to suppress inflation by boosting efficiency and lowering costs. [VERB noun] Lawyers said today's ruling would suppress innovation of new products. [VERB noun] Collocations: suppress a virus One respected specialist not involved in either new treatment said he had 'every expectation we can suppress the virus in the vast majority of patients'. Times, Sunday Times Lockdowns, as a policy to suppress a virus that we need to learn to live with, just go against all logic, intelligence and common sense. The Sun If you contain and suppress the virus you save lives by making sure that the vulnerable people in your society are not exposed. Times,Sunday Times And that means taking a targeted approach to suppressing the virus rather than bringing in more draconian rules. The Sun We know that full lockdown suppresses the virus. Times,Sunday Times You may need to suppress the urge to vomit. Times, Sunday Times I suppress the urge to release my bonsai into the wild: plant it on the hillside to take its chances, grow and be free. Times, Sunday Times I had to suppress an urge to deck him. Times, Sunday Times I suppressed the urge to experience an involuntary muscle spasm in the direction of his chin. Times, Sunday Times Especially when you consider he's suppressing the urge to bite it and shake it about till it goes flat. The Sun Steroids may suppress growth in a number of ways, but the bigger the dose the greater the impact. Times, Sunday Times These can cause a change to tissue matter, biochemistry, behaviour, reproduction, and suppress growth in marine life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These alloys are biostatic due to the oligodynamic effect, and thus suppress growth of molds, fungi or bacteria. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In recent years some filters have been enhanced by bonding silver metal nanoparticles to the ceramic element and/or to the activated charcoal to suppress growth of pathogens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to their actions that stimulate growth, somatomedins also stimulate production of somatostatin, which suppresses growth hormone release. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the growing suspicion of the authorities who are meant to support families will not be quelled by continuing to suppress information. Times, Sunday Times It seeks to suppress information. Times, Sunday Times All three have sought to suppress information about their seedy private lives. Times, Sunday Times No good can come from suppressing information and those who supply it. Times, Sunday Times He commended the production team for successfully suppressing information about the regeneration in an industry often stifled by leaks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both have responded by brutally suppressing protests. Times, Sunday Times Riot police have suppressed protest marches violently, adding to the sense of insecurity. Times, Sunday Times Approximately one hundred people were pre-emptively arrested in advance of the wedding and were detained without charge for the duration of the wedding, with the apparent aim of suppressing protest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Antihistamines can suppress symptoms, and inhaled steroids are also effective. Times, Sunday Times Medications may be used to suppress symptoms during the positioning maneuvers if the patient's symptoms are severe and intolerable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These prescriptions may cause side effects and do not erase fear but merely suppress symptoms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His battle to suppress the truth in my biography of him had shuddered to a halt. Times, Sunday Times There was also a 'vaccinetruth' group suggesting that pressure on social media companies to ban anti-vaccine stories was a way for the establishment to suppress the truth. Times, Sunday Times Namely, that the threat of a rich powerbroker risking millions of pounds to suppress the truth overwhelms the potential profit a publisher or newspaper can expect by publishing the truth. Times, Sunday Times In both cases the political establishment of the time went out of its way to suppress the truth and ignore criminal acts perpetrated by the authorities. Times, Sunday Times Each revealed grotesque mistakes and deliberate dishonesty aimed at suppressing the truth. Times, Sunday Times The home secretary suggested that the level of immigration had become unsustainable, suppressing wages and making it impossible to build a cohesive society. Times, Sunday Times Between 1999 and 2010, unit labour costs there rose only 5 per cent, as companies suppressed wages in a ruthless cost-cutting drive. Times, Sunday Times This will stop free movement, which has suppressed wages and strained our public services. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 镇压 Japanese: 抑圧する |
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