1. 镇压;制止;压制
If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal.
e.g. ...drug traffickers, who continue to flourish despite international attempts to suppress them...
在国际社会强力打击下活动依然猖獗的贩毒分子
e.g. ...nationwide demonstrations for democracy, suppressed after 7 weeks by the army.
在进行7周后遭到军队镇压的全国性民主示威活动
及物动词镇压，压制; 止住，忍住; 禁止发表; 阻止…的生长（或发展）