The Open Dictionary

suppress

verb

UK/səˈpres/
US/səˈpres/

Definitions of suppress verb

force(強制)

  1. C2Transitive(及物動詞)

    to use force to put an end to something

    以武力鎮壓；壓制；制止

    • The Soviet Union used military force to suppress the Hungarian revolt of 1956.

      蘇聯使用軍事武力鎮壓了1956年的匈牙利革命。

    • The government dispatched troops to suppress the rebellion.

      政府派遣軍隊鎮壓叛亂。

    • The police were sent to suppress the protest in order to control the unrest.

      警方被派去鎮壓抗議以控制動亂。

prevent(阻止)

  1. C2Transitive(及物動詞)

    to prevent something from being seen, expressed, or from operating

    抑制；忍住；壓抑；查禁

    • She tried her best to suppress her rage.

      她盡力壓抑她的憤怒。

    • He struggled to suppress the urge to yawn.

      他努力忍住打哈欠的衝動。

    • The company tried to suppress the news about the defects in its product.

      公司試圖隱瞞其產品缺陷的新聞。