| 单词 | inhibit |
| 释义 | Word family noun inhibition adjective inhibited verb inhibit in·hib·it /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] 1 PREVENTto prevent something from growing or developing well 阻止，阻碍，抑制 An unhappy family life may inhibit children’s learning. 不幸福的家庭生活可能会阻碍儿童的学习。2 SHYto make someone feel embarrassed or nervous so that they cannot do or say what they want to 使羞于，使怯于inhibit somebody from doing something Recording the meeting may inhibit people from expressing their real views. 对会议进行录音记录可能会使人们不敢表达他们的真实想法。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusinhibit• We're doing all we can to inhibit urban sprawl and maintain the city's identity.inhibit somebody from doing something• Taping the meeting would inhibit people from expressing their opinions.From Longman Business Dictionaryinhibitin‧hib‧it /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ verb [transitive] to prevent something from growing or developing in the way that it could or being as good as it should beAir fares tend to be higher at airports where certain factors inhibit competition among airlines.→ See Verb tableOrigin inhibit (1400-1500) Latin past participle of inhibere “to prevent”, from habere “to have”in·hib·it verbChineseSyllable prevent to growing well something or Corpus from developing Business |
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