英语词汇“repress”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

repressrepress /rɪˈprɛs/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYrepress

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin, past participle of reprimere to press back, from premere; ➔ PRESS²

VERB TABLE

repress

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	repress
	he, she, it	represses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	repressed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have repressed
	he, she, it	has repressed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had repressed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will repress
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have repressed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am repressing
	he, she, it	is repressing
	you, we, they	are repressing
Past	I, he, she, it	was repressing
	you, we, they	were repressing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been repressing
	he, she, it	has been repressing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been repressing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be repressing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been repressing

1to stop yourself from doing something, especially something you want to do: Brenda repressed the urge to shout at him.2to avoid experiencing or thinking about feelings, memories, etc., because they are too upsetting or painful to deal with3disapproving to control a group of people by force: Other nations condemned the ruler for repressing opposition. → suppress