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1

（＝抑え付ける）to keep down; to hold down; to pin down; to control; to restrain; to check; to curb

用例

• 土人はやっと抑えて置く
  The natives are kept down with difficulty.

• 泥棒をねじ伏せて抑えた
  I overpowered the burglar and held him down―pinned him to the floor.
• 生徒は先生には抑えきれぬ
  The students are beyond the control of the teachers.
• 馬を抑える
  to curb a horse―check a horse
• 飛び出そうとする猟犬を抑える
  to hold the hounds in leash
• 人の頭を抑える
  to place one under restraint―keep one under control―keep one under one's thumb
• 学生は頭を抑えられるのをいやがる
  The students are impatient of control.
• そう頭を抑えられては困る
  I can not stand such restraint.
• 彼は細君の頭を抑えてわがままにさせぬ
  He keeps his wife under his thumb.

2

（＝抑制する）to control, govern, master, restrain, curb （one's passions）; to repress, contain, keep down, hold in （one's anger）; to suppress, smother, stifle （one's feelings）; to resist （an impulse）; to check （one's impetuosity）; to repress, keep back, choke down, gulp down （one's tears）

用例

• 情慾を抑える
  to control one's passions―govern one's passions―master one's passions―restrain one's passions―curb one's passions

• 彼は情慾が抑えきれない
  He has no control over his passions
  He can not keep his passions under control.
• 情慾は抑え難い
  The passions are hard of control.
• 感情を抑える
  to suppress one's feelings―smother one's feelings―stifle one's feelings―control one's feelings
• 怒りを抑えることができない
  I can not repress my anger―contain my anger―control my anger―control my temper―hold in my temper―keep my temper under―keep my anger down.
• 涙を抑える
  to repress one's tears―keep back one's tears―choke down one's tears―gulp down one's tears
• 笑いを抑え得なかった
  I could not stifle a laugh―repress a smile―keep my gravity―keep my countenance.
• 禁じ難き情を抑える
  to resist an impulse
• はやる心を抑える
  to check one's impetuosity―keep one's impetuosity in check

3

（＝防遏する）to check

用例

• 侵入軍を抑える
  to check the invaders

• 敵を抑える
  to keep the enemy in check―hold the enemy in check

4

（＝捕える）to catch; to take; to arrest; to apprehend

用例

• 犯人は現場で抑えられた
  The culprit was arrested on the spot.

• 現行犯を抑える
  to catch one in the act

5

（＝抑留する）to keep back; to withhold

• 給料を抑える
  to withhold one's salary―stop one's pay―（他からなら）―seize upon one's salary

6

（＝差抑える）to seize; to attach

用例

• 財産を抑える
  to attach one's property

• 密商品を抑える
  to seize smuggled goods

7

（＝蔽う）to cover

用例

• 目を抑える
  to cover one's eyes

• 耳を抑える
  to hold one's hands over one's ears