单选题 I had to ______ my desire to laugh while being scolded by my supervisor.
A. repress B. depress C. compress D. distress

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] A选项：repress的意思为“抑制，约束”，如：She repressed her desire to mention his name．(她压制住自己，没有提他的名字。)根据句意：当被导师斥责时，我不得不强忍着笑，故选A。
其他三项意思分别是：depress压下，使沮丧，使萧条；compress压紧，压缩；distress使痛苦。