inhibit

verb

1. to put down by force or authority

e.g. suppress a nascent uprising
stamp down on littering
conquer one's desires

Synonym: suppressstamp downsubdueconquercurb

2. limit the range or extent of

e.g. Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs

3. control and refrain from showing
of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

Synonym: bottle upsuppress

4. limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

e.g. inhibit the action of the enzyme
inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction

1. 抑制;约束
If something inhibits an event or process, it prevents it or slows it down.

e.g. Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion...
葡萄酒或含糖饮料抑制消化。
e.g. The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment.
借款的高成本抑制了企业对新设备的投资。

2. 禁止;阻止
To inhibit someone from doing something means to prevent them from doing it, although they want to do it or should be able to do it.

e.g. It could inhibit the poor from getting the medical care they need...
那会使穷人得不到他们所需要的医疗保健。
e.g. Officers will be inhibited from doing their duty.
官员们将无法履行职责。

1. 禁止：经放大后投射在矩阵式排列的光敏器件组上,并使各光敏器件产生对应的电信号,送入微处理器(C、P、U)中,配合软件的设计,就能构成一种移动方向与距离的输入装置;同时,借助禁止(Inhibit)或清除装置,可将X轴或Y轴方向的变化量清除,

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2. 抑制, 约束, 抑制：inhale vt. 吸入 vi. 吸气 | inhibit抑制, 约束, 抑制 | installment n. 部分

3. 抑制, 约束, [化][医]抑制：inhabit vt.居住于, 存在于, 占据, 栖息 | inhibit 抑制, 约束, [化][医]抑制 | induce vt.劝诱, 促使, 导致, 引起, 感应

4. inhibit：inhib; 抑制禁止