inhibit

v. /ɪnˈhɪb.ɪt/ C1

抑制；阻碍

To slow down, prevent, or stop an action or process.

仙境例句

Fear of the Queen inhibited the jurors, and nobody asked a single question.

陪审员们怕王后，被吓得束手束脚，谁也没提一个问题。