repress

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you repress a feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling. 抑制 (感情)
It is anger that is repressed that leads to violence and loss of control. 正是被抑制的愤怒导致暴力和失控。
2. V-T If you repress a smile, sigh, or moan, you try hard not to smile, sigh, or moan. 忍住 (笑、叹气或呻吟)
He repressed a smile. 他忍住没有笑。
3. V-T If a section of society is repressed, their freedom is restricted by the people who have authority over them. 镇压; 压制[表不满]
...a UN resolution banning him from repressing his people. …联合国的一项禁止他镇压人民的决议。