1.suppress的基本意思是“镇压; 制止”,指采取较大的强制力量或暴力成功地压住或完全阻止某事物的生长和发展,也指彻底抑制住某种愿望、本能或情感的流露。引申可作“隐瞒”解。
2.suppress是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
3.suppress后接介词by表示“以…镇压”。
4.suppress的过去分词suppressed可用作形容词,在句中作定语。

suppress by(v.+prep.)
以…镇压 put an end to the activity or existence through sth or by doing sth
▲suppress sth by sth/v-ing
They suppressed the rebellion by firing on the crowd.他们向人群开枪来镇压反抗。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The new government quickly suppressed the rebellion.新政府迅速把叛乱镇压下去。
He continued to suppress the people and serve the imperialists.他继续镇压人民,为帝国主义效劳。
The government passed a law to suppress the slave trade.政府颁布一条法律制止奴隶买卖。
They suppressed news that was not favourable to them.对他们不利的新闻他们就扣留下来。
Even the grave young woman could not suppress a smile.连那个严肃的年轻妇女都禁不住笑了。
She was struggling to suppress her sobs.她拼命不让自己哭出来。
It was all I could do to suppress my anger.我只好抑制住我的怒气了。
He couldn't suppress his emotions whenever he thought about his miserable life in the past.每当想起他过去的悲惨生活,他就无法克制自己的情绪。
He suppressed his name.他隐瞒了他的姓名。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The rising was suppressed.叛乱被镇压下去了。
其他
His eyes were no longer mild but glittered with a suppressed fury.他的眼光不再温和,而是闪烁着强忍的怒火。

suppress, oppress, repress
这组词均有“压制”的意思。其区别在于:
1.suppress和repress均可表示压制某种感情、欲望等,还可表示平息或镇压叛乱、反叛等, suppress还可指“禁止”“扣留”等; oppress指反动阶级压迫工人、农民、知识分子等,还可表示“使某人沮丧”。
2.suppress和repress指用武力或军事手段平息叛乱; oppress指通过政权控制,用苛捐杂税、酷刑等高压政治手段压迫。
3.suppress和repress是中性词,其对象可以是叛军、黑社会、土匪、流氓等,也可以是人民、工人、农民、知识分子等; oppress的对象则是人民、工人、农民、知识分子等。
suppress, crush, quell
参见crush条。