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单词 inhibit
释义 inhibit
 —inhibitable,  adj.   —inhibitory /in hib"i tawr"ee, -tohr'ee/, inhibitive,  adj.  
 /in hib"it/,  v.t.  
  1. to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
  2. to prohibit; forbid.
  3.  Psychol.   to consciously or unconsciously suppress or restrain (psychologically or sociologically unacceptable behavior).
  4.  Chem.   to decrease the rate of action of or stop (a chemical reaction).
 [1425-75; late ME inhibiten < L inhibitus, ptp. of inhibere to restrain, equiv. to in- IN-2 + -hibere, comb. form of habere to have, hold]
 Syn. 1. repress, discourage, obstruct. 2. interdict. See forbid.
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