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单词 inhibit
释义
inhibit
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈhɪb.ɪt/us
/ɪnˈhɪb.ɪt/
topreventsomeone from doing something by making themfeelnervousorembarrassed:
使…拘谨；使…有顾忌
Someworkerswere inhibited (fromspeaking) by thepresenceoftheirmanagers.一些工人在他们的经理面前不敢讲话。
toslowdown aprocessor thegrowthof something:
抑制；约束
Thisdruginhibits thegrowthoftumours.这种药可以抑制肿瘤的生长。
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Limiting and restricting
(Definition ofinhibitfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inhibit| American Dictionary

inhibit
verb[T]
us
/ɪnˈhɪb·ɪt/
to take anactionthat makes something lesslikelytohappen, or thatdiscouragessomeone from doing something:
Themergerof the twocorporationswas notallowedbecause it would inhibitopencompetition.
Somestateshave arulethat inhibitslawyersfromtalkingabouttheircasesoutsidethecourtroom.
(Definition ofinhibitfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

inhibit| Business English

inhibit
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/us
topreventsomething fromdevelopingin the way or at theratethat ispossible:
inhibit competition/growth/innovationAuthoritiesfearthat fewer,biggerairlineswill inhibitcompetition.
(Definition ofinhibitfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinhibit

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Addition of minocycline to cultures reduced but did not completelyinhibitactivation of this pathway.
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A common language often constrains one's thinking, thereby inhibiting the development of radically new models.
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She therefore speculated that these students were not experiencing sufficient levels of anxiety toinhibittheir performance.
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This characteristic also inhibits development of pronounced vertical zonation of the magma body.
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However, the use of such a powerful intervention mayinhibitvisits for milder diseases, possibly resulting in aggravation of the disease.
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It is clear that both parafoveal and more peripheral representations contain cells both weakly and strongly inhibited by large stimuli.
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It may be that maltreated girls tend toward inhibiting emotion and, as a result, are less likely to engage in such externally directed dysregulated behaviors.
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The component best able to represent the domain is given "sole rights" to it, and the other components are inhibited.
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Without the ability toinhibitthe effect of the immediate environment, long-term goals cannot possibly affect present behavior.
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Thus, they are assumed to enhance or toinhibitthe activity in the various streams and at various stages in the flow of information.
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A crystal of phenylthiourea was added to samples to be used for electrophoresis toinhibitmelanin formation.
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Emphasis is placed on small molecules thatinhibitprotein aggregation, upregulate molecular chaperones, or interfere with downstream toxic pathways.
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Regulation of use is dramatically inhibited by the different social and economic incentives that influence the relationship between physicians and patients.
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It is believed that the peptides competitivelyinhibitthe intermediate filament molecules for binding sites which facilitate filament formation and\\or stability.
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In addition, the enzyme was not inhibited by levamisole and ammonium molybdate, excluding alkaline phosphatase and nucleotidase activities, respectively.
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