inhibition
noun
uk/ˌɪn.hɪˈbɪʃ.ən//ˌɪn.ɪˈbɪʃ.ən/us/ˌɪn.hɪˈbɪʃ.ən//ˌɪn.ɪˈbɪʃ.ən/inhibitionnoun(embarrassment)
C2[CorU]
afeelingofembarrassmentorworrythatpreventsyou from saying or doing what youwant:
拘束;顾忌;拘谨After acoupleofdrinkshelosthis inhibition andstartedtalkingandlaughingloudly.几杯酒下肚后,他肆无忌惮地大声说笑起来。
She wasdeterminedtoshedher inhibitions and have a goodtime.她决心打消顾虑玩个痛快。
Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- bashfully
- bashfulness
- deprecating
- humility
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- introversion
- mousy
- reticent
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness
- self-deprecating
- self-deprecatingly
- wallflower
- withdrawn
inhibitionnoun(stopping)
[U]medicalspecialized
theactofstoppingorslowingdown aprocess, or thefactof thishappening:
抑制;约束Thetherapyprovidesinhibition ofinflammation.这种治疗抑制了发炎。
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hamper
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- preventive
- scuttle
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