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inhibit

🇬🇧 UK/in'hibit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC1

Definitions

v.

To restrain, hinder, or reduce the activity or development of something

抑制;阻止;妨碍

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
hibithold, restrain, prohibit
=inhibit

Common Collocations

  • 1.inhibit growth抑制生长
  • 2.inhibit development妨碍发展
  • 3.[inhibit] function[抑制]功能

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Alcohol can inhibit the brain's ability to process information correctly.

  • 2.

    Shyness inhibited her from speaking up during important meetings.

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