1. Airborne soot and dirt from the impact blanketed Earth, inhibiting photosynthesis and triggering mass extinction of species. 撞击产生的烟尘和灰尘覆盖了地球，抑制了光合作用，引发了物种的大规模灭绝。
2. It apparently does this by inhibiting the release of neurotransmitters, chemicals that carry nerve impulses from one neuron to the next. 它显然是通过抑制神经递质的释放来做到这一点的。神经递质是一种将神经冲动从一个神经元传递到另一个神经元的化学物质。
3. The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment. 高昂的借贷成本正抑制行业对新设备的投资。
4. If you say no, even politely, you risk inhibiting further ideas, not just from that reporter, but from others who heard that you turned down the idea. 如果你说“不”，即使是出于礼貌，你也可能会抑制（其他人）进一步的想法，不仅是那个记者的想法，还有那些听说你拒绝了这一想法的人的想法。
5. Heilbroner's theory has become doctrine in some economics textbooks: for example, Monte Palmer disparages nontechnological rural development projects as inhibiting constructive change. 海尔布隆纳的理论已经成为一些经济学教科书的教条：例如，蒙特·帕尔默认为非技术性的农村发展项目阻碍了建设性变革。
