inhibit

英 [?n'h?b?t] 美[?n'h?b?t]
  • vt. 抑制；禁止

英英釋意

1. to put down by force or authority;
"suppress a nascent uprising"
"stamp down on littering"
"conquer one's desires"
2. limit the range or extent of;
"Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"