"repress" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 压抑
• 镇压

Definition

控制、压制或抑制情感、情绪或行为，使其不被表达或察觉。也可以指用武力制止某事，比如抗议。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

用词较正式，多见于心理学和政治领域。用于情感常与 'anger', 'feelings', 'memories' 搭配。用于武力时常跟 'protest', 'revolt' 搭配。不要与 'suppress' 混淆，后者更侧重物理或信息层面；'repress' 更偏心理或强制。

Examples

She tried to repress her laughter in class.

她试图在课堂上**压抑**自己的笑声。

Some people repress painful memories to avoid feeling hurt.

有些人会**压抑**痛苦的回忆以避免受伤。

The government tried to repress the protest.

政府试图**镇压**抗议。

It's unhealthy to repress your feelings for a long time.

长期**压抑**情感对健康不好。

He tends to repress anger instead of talking about it.

他倾向于**压抑**愤怒，而不是谈论它。

You can't just repress problems—they usually come back up eventually.

你不能只是**压抑**问题——它们最终通常会再次出现。