repress
/rɪˈpres; rɪ`prɛs/ v[Tn]
1
(a) restrain or suppress (an impulse); check 约束或抑制（冲动）; 压抑
repress an urge to scream 强忍著不喊出来
repress a sneeze, smile, cough 强抑著不打喷嚏、 不笑、 不咳嗽
He repressed his natural sexual desires as sinful. 他压抑著本能的性欲, 视之为罪恶.
(b) (usu passive 通常用於被动语态) cause (sb) to restrain or suppress emotion, thoughts, etc 使（某人）在感情、 思想等上受压抑
His childhood was repressed and solitary. 他童年经受到压抑很孤独.
2
(a) prevent (a revolt, etc) from breaking out; quell 防止（暴乱等）; 平息; 镇压
All protest is brutally repressed by the regime. 一切抗议活动都遭到当局的野蛮镇压.
(b) prevent (sb) from protesting or rioting; subjugate 防止（某人）反对或作乱; 压制
The dictator represses all opposition as illegal. 这个独裁者把所有反对他的活动均视为非法加以镇压.