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inhibit
- IPA[ɪnˈhɪbɪt]
英式
- hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process);prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something
verb: inhibit, 3rd person present: inhibits, gerund or present participle: inhibiting, past tense: inhibited, past participle: inhibited
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動詞
- 1. hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process) cold inhibits plant growth 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something the earnings rule inhibited some retired people from working
- ▪ (of a substance) slow down or prevent (a process, reaction, or function) or reduce the activity of (an enzyme or other agent).
- 2. make (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way they felt inhibited by the presence of healthcare professionals
- 3. (in ecclesiastical law) forbid (a member of the clergy) to exercise clerical functions.
- unable to act in a relaxed and natural way because of self-consciousness or mental restraint: I could never appear nude, I'm far too inhibited
Oxford Dictionary
- unable to act in a relaxed and natural way because of self-consciousness or mental restraint: I could never appear nude, I'm far too inhibited
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[inˈhibət]
美式
- hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process): cold inhibits plant growth
Oxford American Dictionary