hold back
"suppress a nascent uprising"
"stamp down on littering"
"conquer one's desires"
"Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
"inhibit the action of the enzyme"
"inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
A clause was..inserted which inhibited the Bank from advancing money.
出自: Ld Macaulay
医生禁止病人吃那种药。
Shyness inhibited her from speaking.
害羞使她怯于开口。
Fear inhibits me from talking.
恐惧使我不敢讲话。
His bad English inhibits him from speaking freely.
他英语学得不好,这使他不能表达自如。
Nothing can inhibit Chinese people from modernizing their country.
什么也不能阻止中国人民进行现代化的进程。
She was inhibited from making the decision to emigrate by the thought of her mother's loneliness.
她因担心母亲会感到孤独而不能作出移居国外的决定。