遏止 (è zhǐ) — to hold back; to check; to curb (usually something serious or large-scale)
Definition
A formal verb meaning to hold back or curb something forceful and large-scale (a crisis, spread, anger). Stronger than 阻止 (general 'to stop/prevent') and more literary than 制止 ('to put a stop to').
verb
to hold backto checkto curb (usually something serious or large-scale)
Examples
- 遏止。Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ le yǒu xiào cuò shī è zhǐ le yì qíng de kuò sàn.The government took effective measures to curb the spread of the epidemic.
- 遏止。Zhǐ yǒu guó jì hé zuò cái néng è zhǐ zhè zhǒng quán qiú wēi jī.Only international cooperation can check this kind of global crisis.
- 遏止，。Tā shì tú è zhǐ xīn zhōng de nù huǒ, dàn zuì zhōng hái shì bào fā le.He tried to hold back his inner anger, but in the end it erupted.
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