1. suppress/sə'pres/

v.抑制，控制，克制(感情或反应);忍住

e.g. He had to suppress his anger in front of his boss to maintain professionalism.

e.g. In my culture, men are often taught to suppress their emotions instead of expressing them openly.

e.g. Suppressing emotions for too long can be mentally exhausting and even harmful.

补充：mentally exhausting adj. 心累的；精神疲惫的

professionalism n. 专业度

suppressive adj.压制的

补充：suppressive education 打压式的教育

打压式教育方式与弊端：

1. Some traditional schools adopt a suppressive education style, where students are not encouraged to question authority.

2. Suppressive education tends to focus on rote learning and exam scores.

3. Suppressive education can lead to a lack of creativity and independent thinking in the long run.

补充：question authority 挑战权威

rote learning 死记硬背

2. externalize /ɪk'stɜːn(ə)laɪz/

v. 表露;公开表达；外化(某种情感/情绪)

e.g. I tend to externalize my stress by talking to my close friends.

e.g. Some people externalize their anger by yelling or slamming doors, while others just keep it all inside.

反义词：internalize v. 内化

People who internalize emotions tend to stay quiet or pretend everything is fine, even when they’re upset.

反义词：bottle up 压抑，抑制强烈的感情

e.g. I tend to bottle up my feelings when I’m under pressure.

3. reserved /rɪ'zɜːvd/

adj. 矜持的;内敛的;寡言少语的

搭配：emotionally reserved 情感表达克制的

e.g. Unlike his outgoing sister, he is emotionally reserved and prefers to keep his feelings to himself.

e.g. People from northern cultures are generally more reserved than those from the south.

4. vent /vent/

v. 发泄,宣泄情感

搭配：vent to someone 向某人倾诉

e.g. She telephoned her best friend to vent her frustration.

e.g. I think it is important to have someone you can vent to when life gets overwhelming.

补充：overwhelming 难以承受的

近义表达：let/ blow off some steam 解压/释放压力

e.g. After the exam, we all went out for karaoke to let off some steam.

补充：karaoke 唱K