muzzling

They accused the government of muzzling the press.

他们指责政府压制新闻自由。

Both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson found their amorous affairs the subject of vicious press articles, yet neither one thought that the answer lay in muzzling the press.

亚历山大·汉密尔顿（Alexander Hamilton）和托马斯·杰斐逊都曾因有暧昧关系而受到报纸文章的恶言恶语，但他们谁都没有想用压制报纸声音来解决问题。

muzzling the bears is not that easy in any case.

并非在任何情况下，都能轻易封住空头的嘴。

the regime has set about muzzling the media and issuing its own counter-propaganda.

叙利亚政权已经开始封锁媒介并发布自己的反宣传。