英语近义词辨析

suppress：

强调强制抑制，一般说抑制多用 repress。

1）If important information or opinions are suppressed, people are prevented from

knowing about them, even if they have right to know

如果某些重要信息或言论被压制，那么即使有知情权的人也无法了解到这些东西。

2）He found himself completely unable to suppress a sense of letdown and

disappointment.

他感到有一种完全无法抑制的受挫和失望感。

3）Some psychologists now conclude that repressing one’s feelings may do more

good than venting emotion.

现在有些心理学家认为，压抑一个人的情感比发泄情感有更多好处。

4）She could not repress a shiver whenever she thought the terrible scene.

每当她想到那可怕的情景，她忍不住药颤抖。

restrain：

多指抑制人的情绪、欲望、行为等，也可指遏制生长或发展。常用结构：

restrain ……. from ……

1）The little boy was so curious that he could not restrain his curiosity to see

what was in the box.

这个小男孩很好奇了,他抑制不住好奇心想看看箱子里是什么东西。

2）She shouldn't restrain her anger at this insensible attitude of theirs.

对他们这种无动于衷的态度，她抑制不住心头的怒火。

3）The manager asks his employees to restrain themselves from playing games on

the web during work time.

经理要求他的员工克制自己，不要在工作的时候在网上玩游戏。

4）The mother tried to restrain her children from making big noise in the

public places.

这位母亲竭力抑制自己的孩子不在公共场所大声喧闹。

5）Something should urgently be done to restrain / inhibit the fast increase

in the price of daily necessities.

应该采取紧急措施抑制日常必需品的价格快速增长。

6）The government has taken measures to restrain / inhibit inflation.

政府已采取措施控制通货膨胀。

curb：

指用有力的手段来抑制或难以控制的事。

1) The credit crunch will curb consumption and investment, not conducive to

economic growth.

信贷紧缩将遏制消费与投资,不利于经济增长。

2）Several specific measures have been implemented to curb increasingly

aggravating air pollution in the city.

已实施一些具体措施来控制城市空气污染日益加重。

3）He got furious at his humiliating remark, but his good sense curb his

impulse to hit the man.

他对他侮辱性的讲话愤怒之极,但理智使他没有冲动去揍他。

4）Well-developed judicial system can curb the spreading of the corruption.

完善的司法体系可以抑制腐败的蔓延。

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