| 单词 | repress |
| 释义 | repress (once / 486 pages) 1v 2v Whether you're repressing a feeling, an idea or even a revolution you're almost always going to be taking advantage of the press in repress. To repress something is to "press it down" where it can't be seen, heard or even recognized. Psychologists often try to help people recover memories that they've repressed so that they can feel free of them once and for all. What makes repress different from press is that repress is almost always used when you're talking about an idea, concept or something intangible. In other words, you repress, say, your emotions. You don't repress olives to get olive oil. However, you can repress someone or some group by intimidating them — like repressing the protesters by sending out cops on horseback. WORD FAMILYrepress: repressed, represser, represses, repressing, repression, repressive+/repressed: repressedly, unrepressed/represser: repressers/repressing: repressingly/repression: repressions/repressive: repressively USAGE EXAMPLESTwenty-six years later, “Freedom! 90” is still an essential rallying cry for just about repressed group seeking comfort, strength, inspiration, and resolve. Time(Dec 26, 2016) The underpinnings are invisible to outsiders, who aren’t privy to the jealousy and passion and dependency and repressed desire that often hold sway. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) Said Mr. Kipp: “The regime’s use of force to repress demonstrations brought a wide range of resistance groups into the field.” Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) 1 1v conceal or hide Syn|Hyper muffle, smother, stifle, strangle conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress to put down by force or authority 2v put out of one's consciousness 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper suppress swallow keep from expressing bury, forget dismiss from the mind; stop remembering 1v put down by force or intimidation Syn|Hyper keep down, quash, reduce, subdue, subjugate crush, oppress, suppress come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 2v block the action of Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature |
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