inhibit

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in·hib·it /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ AWL verb [transitiveT]

1 PREVENTto prevent something from growing or developing well 阻止，阻礙，抑制

An unhappy family life may inhibit children’s learning.

不幸福的家庭生活可能會阻礙兒童的學習。

2 SHYto make someone feel embarrassed or nervous so that they cannot do or say what they want to 使羞於，使怯於

inhibit somebody from doing something

Recording the meeting may inhibit people from expressing their real views.

對會議進行錄音記錄可能會使人們不敢表達他們的真實想法。

Examples from the Corpus

inhibit• 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 Dictionary

inhibitin·hib·it /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

to prevent something from growing or developing in the way that it could or being as good as it should be

Air fares tend to be higher at airports where certain factors inhibit competition among airlines.

Origin inhibit

(1400-1500) Latin past participle of inhibere “to prevent”, from habere “to have”

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