张子的回答：

repress [ri'pres] v. 1. put down by force or intimidation 2. conceal or hide 3. put out of one's consciousness 1. 抑制；忍住： He could hardly repress his tears. 他的眼泪都忍不住快要流下来了。 2. 镇压；制止： The disturbance was repressed at last by the riot police. 骚乱最终被防暴警察镇压下来。 3. 约束；限制： The little boy was repressed by his parents and seldom spoke. 这个小男孩受到父母的约束，很少讲话。 4. 【精神病学】压抑；把(痛苦的想法、冲动等)压到潜意识；防止(潜意识的冲动等)达到意识水平【参较 suppress】 5. 【生物化学】使(基因等)受阻遏，约束 vi. 1. 镇压；抑制 2. 【精神病学】经受压抑 suppress [s?'pres] v. 1. to put down by force or authority suppress a nascent uprising 2. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 3. control and refrain from showing; of emotions 4. keep under control; keep in check suppress a smile 5. put out of one's consciousness vt. 抑制；镇压；废止 suppress inflation 遏止通货膨胀 vt.抑制；镇压；废止 control, restrain, stay

马永平的回答：

区别不大吧

季欣平的回答：

repress表示抑制情绪