suppressive
🇬🇧 UK/sə'presiv/🇺🇸 US/sә'presiv/
B2
Definitions
adj.
Tending or serving to suppress something
抑制的;镇压的
n.
A drug that acts to suppress a condition
抑制剂
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.suppressive measures压制性措施
- 2.suppressive therapy抑制性疗法
- 3.[suppressive regime]压迫性政权
- 4.suppressive fire压制性火力
Example Sentences
- 1.
The regime's suppressive policies drove many intellectuals into exile abroad.
- 2.
Doctors prescribed a suppressive therapy to keep the virus from reactivating.