動詞 repress:

1. put down by force or intimidation
   同義詞：quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce
2. conceal or hide
   同義詞：smother, stifle, strangle, muffle
3. put out of one's consciousness
   同義詞：suppress

1. All protests are brutally repressed by the government as illegal.
   所有的抗議活動都遭到當局的野蠻鎮(zhèn)壓，并被宣布為非法。
2. His childhood was repressed and solitary.
   他的童年是壓抑而孤獨的。

re.press

v.（動詞）
re.pressed,re.press.ing,re.press.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To hold back by an act of volition:
抑制：通過意志力控制：
例句：
couldn`t repress a smirk.See Synonyms at suppress
情不自禁地傻笑參見 suppress

To put down by force, usually before total control has been lost; quell:
鎮(zhèn)壓：通常在失去整體控制前用武力取締；鎮(zhèn)壓：
例句：
repress a rebellion.
鎮(zhèn)壓一次叛亂

Psychology To exclude (painful or unpleasant memories, for example) from the conscious mind.
【心理學】 壓抑：從清醒的頭腦中排斥（如痛苦的或不愉快的記憶）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To take repressive action.
采取鎮(zhèn)壓行動

來源：
Middle English repressen
中古英語 repressen
from Latin reprimere repress-
源自 拉丁語 reprimere repress-
re- [re-]
re- [再]
premere [to press] * see per- 4
premere [壓迫] *參見 per- 4

【引伸】
repress.ibil.ity
n.（名詞）
repress.ible
adj.（形容詞）