Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 抑
Words related to 抑
- (n) nuclear deterrent force
- (v1, vt) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb
このはしごをしっかり押さえてくれ。
Hold this ladder steady. - to seize; to grasp; to arrest
警察はその強盗の首を押さえた。
The police seized the robber by the neck. - to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress
ジェーンは声を出して泣くのを抑えることができなかった。
Jane could not stop herself from crying aloud. - to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand
- (n) weight (e.g. paperweight); rear guard; control; check; pressure
彼は課長に頭を抑えつけられている。
The section chief keeps him down.
Sentences containing 抑
In such a case, restraints in fiscal policy must be brought into play.
From this point we go on to an even more detailed examination of the concept of repression.
There is, perhaps, not one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as vanity.