抑制
1. choke off/curb/quell/rein in/ restrain/suppress
抑制通貨膨脹 to ~ inflation
抑制油價 to ~ oil prices keep sth at bay (idiom)
這些都是抑制通貨膨脹的措施。Those are measures aimed at keeping inflation at bay.
keep sth in check
政府必須想辦法抑制通貨膨脹。The government must find ways to keep inflation in check.
2.dampen/depress 抑制食慾 to ~ appetite
3.impede/suppress 抑制腫瘤成長 to ~ tumor growth
4.dampen
這些措施都會抑制消費支出,鼓勵儲蓄。All those steps would dampen consumer spending and promote saving.