Inhibit

[ɪn'hɪbɪt]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) limit the range or extent of; 'Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs'.

(verb.) control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior.

(verb.) limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; 'inhibit the action of the enzyme'; 'inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction'.

艾伦錄入--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.

(v. t.) To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.

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同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Restrain, hinder, check, repress, obstruct, bar, debar, stop.[2]. Prohibit, forbid, interdict.

校對:罗杰

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Prevent, hinder, prohibit, restrain, debar

ANT:{[TJrge:]?}, incite, permit, encourage, impel

編輯:梅森

解釋/意思:

v.t. to hold in or back: to keep back: to check.—n. Inhibi′tion the act of inhibiting or restraining: the state of being inhibited: prohibition: a writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.—adj. Inhib′itory prohibitory.

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