repress

动词 repress:

1. put down by force or intimidation
   同义词：quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce
2. conceal or hide
   同义词：smother, stifle, strangle, muffle
3. put out of one's consciousness
   同义词：suppress

1. All protests are brutally repressed by the government as illegal.
   所有的抗议活动都遭到当局的野蛮镇压，并被宣布为非法。
2. His childhood was repressed and solitary.
   他的童年是压抑而孤独的。

re.press

v.（动词）
re.pressed,re.press.ing,re.press.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To hold back by an act of volition:
抑制：通过意志力控制：
例句：
couldn`t repress a smirk.See Synonyms at suppress
情不自禁地傻笑参见 suppress

To put down by force, usually before total control has been lost; quell:
镇压：通常在失去整体控制前用武力取缔；镇压：
例句：
repress a rebellion.
镇压一次叛乱

Psychology To exclude (painful or unpleasant memories, for example) from the conscious mind.
【心理学】 压抑：从清醒的头脑中排斥（如痛苦的或不愉快的记忆）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To take repressive action.
采取镇压行动

来源：
Middle English repressen
中古英语 repressen
from Latin reprimere repress-
源自 拉丁语 reprimere repress-
re- [re-]
re- [再]
premere [to press] * see per- 4
premere [压迫] *参见 per- 4

【引伸】
repress.ibil.ity
n.（名词）
repress.ible
adj.（形容词）