inhibition
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·hi·bi·tion /ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən/ ●○○ AWL noun 1 SHY[countable, uncountable] a feeling of shyness or embarrassment that stops you doing or saying what you really want 〔羞怯、窘迫造成的〕压抑，顾忌，拘谨 She had no inhibitions about saying what she felt. 她毫不顾忌地说出自己的感觉。 People tend to lose their inhibitions when they’ve drunk a lot of alcohol. 人们在喝多了酒之后往往会无所顾忌。2 [uncountable] technical when something is restricted or prevented from happening or developing 压制，抑制(作用) a marked inhibition of cell growth 对细胞生长的显著抑制Examples from the Corpus
inhibition• I was amazed at Sam's lack of inhibition about singing in public.• Alcohol can make you lose all your inhibitions - but you may regret this the next morning!in·hi·bi·tion nounChineseSyllable
Corpus embarrassment shyness feeling of a or
inhibition
in‧hi‧bi‧tion AC /ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən, ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] a feeling of shyness or embarrassment that stops you doing or saying what you really want:
She had no inhibitions about saying what she felt.
People tend to lose their inhibitions when they’ve drunk a lot of alcohol.
2. [uncountable] technical when something is restricted or prevented from happening or developing:
a marked inhibition of cell growth
in‧hi‧bi‧tion AC /ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən, ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] a feeling of shyness or embarrassment that stops you doing or saying what you really want: 2. [uncountable] technical when something is restricted or prevented from happening or developing: