| 单词 | inhibit |
| 释义 | inhibit (once / 1953 pages) v When you inhibit something, you block it or hold it back. If you put plants in a dark room, you inhibit their growth. A teacher who mocks their students for giving wrong answers inhibits their willingness to speak up in class. When you look at the word inhibit, think hinder. Though it sounds like it might be a bad thing to inhibit something else, there is no judgment built into the word. A drug that inhibits the growth of cancer cells would generally be considered a very good thing. While you may wish cancer cells to be inhibited, you probably don't wish it upon your friend's sense of humor or your country's economic growth. WORD FAMILYinhibit: inhibited, inhibiting, inhibition, inhibitor, inhibitory, inhibits+/inhibited: uninhibited/inhibition: inhibitions/inhibitor: inhibitors/uninhibited: uninhibitedly USAGE EXAMPLESFormer Democratic Rep. Sharon Treat sponsored an unsuccessful rule change in 2011 to eliminate concept drafts, which she says waste time and inhibit transparency. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) And athletes’ celebrity shouldn’t inhibit their opportunity to express themselves, whether it’s their T-shirt, footwear or posture during the national anthem. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Much of “Silence” seems inhibited by Scorsese’s devotion to the subject, as if it risked corruption by the intervention of cinematic hedonism. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) 1v limit the range or extent of Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs Hyper bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access) 2v limit, block, or decrease the action or function of inhibit the action of the enzyme inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction Hyper hinder, impede be a hindrance or obstacle to 3v to put down by force or authority Syn|Hypo|Hyper conquer, curb, stamp down, subdue, suppress blink, blink away, wink force to go away by blinking dampen, stiflesmother or suppress choke back, choke down, choke offsuppress hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, stillcause to be quiet or not talk burkeget rid of, silence, or suppress silencekeep from expression, for example by threats or pressure quell, quench, squelchsuppress or crush completely muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangleconceal or hide shushsilence (someone) by uttering `shush!' choke, suffocatesuppress the development, creativity, or imagination of calm down, lullbecome quiet or less intensive shout downsilence or overwhelm by shouting gag, muzzleprevent from speaking out check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits 4v control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper bottle up, suppress hold back, keep, keep back, restrain keep under control; keep in check quenchelectronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device chokecheck or slow down the action or effect of holdkeep from exhaling or expelling confineprevent from leaving or from being removed bottle up, suppresscontrol and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderatelessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits hold back, keep, keep back, restrain keep under control; keep in check |
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