High concentrations of salt in soil can inhibit the germination of many plant seeds.
土壤中高浓度的盐分会抑制许多植物种子的萌发。
Which choice best defines “inhibit”?
A — To hold back or prevent an action. “inhibit” means to hold back or prevent an action.
Which word means “to hold back or prevent an action”?
B — inhibit. “inhibit” means to hold back or prevent an action.
inhibit — to hold back or prevent an action. In Chinese: 抑制，阻止.
inhibit is pronounced /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/.
High concentrations of salt in soil can inhibit the germination of many plant seeds. (土壤中高浓度的盐分会抑制许多植物种子的萌发。)
hinder, restrain, impede — all close in meaning to inhibit (to hold back or prevent an action).
promote, encourage — each the opposite of inhibit (to hold back or prevent an action).
Yes. inhibit is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
in(inside)+hibit(hold) → stay inside, not go out → inhibit.