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21 jun 2014
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Inglês (EUA)
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About the verbs, such as to hold , to constrain, and to suppress , which one fits best the sentences associated with the control of emotions, impulse, or desires?
In other words, which verb would you put on the underscores of the following sentences ?
He clenched his fists and managed to _____ his anger.
Although she was on a diet, she couldn't _____ the desire to eat chocolate cakes.
Listening to her boss's absurd idea of a project in the meeting, she was desperate to ____ the impulse to oppose him.
About the verbs, such as to hold , to constrain, and to suppress , which one fits best the sentences associated with the control of emotions, impulse, or desires?
In other words, which verb would you put on the underscores of the following sentences ?
He clenched his fists and managed to _____ his anger.
Although she was on a diet, she couldn't _____ the desire to eat chocolate cakes.
Listening to her boss's absurd idea of a project in the meeting, she was desperate to ____ the impulse to oppose him.
In other words, which verb would you put on the underscores of the following sentences ?
He clenched his fists and managed to _____ his anger.
Although she was on a diet, she couldn't _____ the desire to eat chocolate cakes.
Listening to her boss's absurd idea of a project in the meeting, she was desperate to ____ the impulse to oppose him.
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"To suppress" is the most natural in all three cases. "To constrain" also works though I would use it most often to express a physical action. "To hold" generally implies having something in your hand(s).
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