压制

yāzhì

to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 壓制

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老板压制了员工的意见。

The boss suppressed the employees' opinions.

他努力压制自己的情绪。

He tried hard to hold back his emotions.