[] to prevent sth from growing or developing压制；抑制；阻止◆New anti-smoking laws have suppressed demand for tobacco.新的反吸烟法抑制了对烟草的需求。to prevent sth from being published or made known禁止（发表）；查禁；封锁◆The company went to court to try to suppress the article.这家公司上法庭的目的就是试图阻止这篇文章的发表。