1. 镇压;制止;压制
    If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal.

    e.g. ...drug traffickers, who continue to flourish despite international attempts to suppress them...
           在国际社会强力打击下活动依然猖獗的贩毒分子
    e.g. ...nationwide demonstrations for democracy, suppressed after 7 weeks by the army.
           在进行7周后遭到军队镇压的全国性民主示威活动

2. 制止，阻止，抑制(身体的功能或反应)
    If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness.

    e.g. The reproduction and growth of the cancerous cells can be suppressed by bombarding them with radiation.
           可以通过放疗杀死癌细胞来抑制其再生和扩散。
    e.g. ...the strongest evidence so far that ultraviolet light can suppress human immune responses.
           迄今为止可证明紫外线能抑制人体免疫反应的最有力证据

3. 抑制，控制，克制(感情或反应);忍住
    If you suppress your feelings or reactions, you do not express them, even though you might want to.

suppress是什么意思

    e.g. Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile...
           莉兹想起了巴里，忍住没笑。
    e.g. The Professor said that deep sleep allowed suppressed anxieties to surface.
           教授说深度睡眠可以使压抑的焦虑情绪得以释放。

4. 封锁，隐瞒(消息)
    If someone suppresses a piece of information, they prevent other people from learning it.

    e.g. At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information...
           他们从没有试图劝我隐瞒这个消息。
    e.g. The wrong criminal is in the dock either because a genuine mistake has been made or because evidence has been suppressed.
           冤案错案的出现，要么是因为确实弄错了，要么是因为证据被隐瞒。

5. 压制，抑制，阻止(进程或活动)
    If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing.

    e.g. 'The Government is suppressing inflation by devastating the economy,' he said...
           他说，“政府正在通过破坏经济来抑制通货膨胀。”
    e.g. Lawyers said today's ruling would lead to higher prices and would suppress innovation of new products.
           律师们称今天的裁决将会抬升价格，并抑制新产品的创新。