WordTaiwan frequency #3,249
壓抑
ㄧㄚ ㄧˋ
“to suppress or restrain emotions; to repress; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression”
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壓
ㄧㄚ
To press down or apply force; to oppress or crush; to suppress or keep under control; to push or force; to overwhelm or surpass; to the point of collapse; to put aside or to put aside.
抑
ㄧˋ
To restrain or repress; to keep down or press down; to curb or hinder; to stop or prevent; sometimes used as a conjunction meaning 'or'.
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- 壓力ㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋpressure; a force per unit area; mental or emotional stress from threat or demand; an oppressive or compelling force
- 抑制ㄧˋ ㄓˋto suppress; to restrain; to keep under control; to inhibit.
- 血壓ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄚblood pressure; the force of blood pushing against artery walls.
- 壓迫ㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˋto oppress; to repress; to constrain; oppression; pressure or stress (physics).
- 高血壓ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄚhigh blood pressure; hypertension; a medical condition in which blood pressure is persistently elevated, increasing risk of heart, brain, and kidney complications.
- 壓制ㄧㄚ ㄓˋto suppress; to inhibit; to stifle; to use force to subdue; in judo, a pinning hold where the opponent is pressed down
- 施壓ㄕ ㄧㄚto pressure; to exert pressure on someone or something
- 打壓ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄚto suppress; to crack down on opponents or dissenting groups; to beat down politically or ideologically.
- 高壓ㄍㄠ ㄧㄚ(physics, meteorology) high pressure; high voltage; systolic blood pressure; high-handed; oppressive; (Taiwan) high atmospheric pressure
- 鎮壓ㄓㄣˋ ㄧㄚto suppress; to put down; to quell (a rebellion, uprising, or unrest) by force; to repress
- 壓低ㄧㄚ ㄉㄧto press down; to lower (one's voice); to suppress or reduce the original level by applying pressure.
- 壓縮ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄛto compress; to reduce volume or size by applying pressure; to condense or shrink.