oppress

英 [əˈpres]

美 [əˈpres]

v.  压迫; 欺压; 压制; 压抑; 使窒息; 使烦恼

过去分词：oppressed　过去式：oppressed　现在分词：oppressing　第三人称单数：oppresses　

CET4CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

BNC.14569 / COCA.13013

牛津词典

verb

• 压迫；欺压；压制
  to treat sb in a cruel and unfair way, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
  1. The regime is accused of oppressing religious minorities.
     人们指控这个政权压迫少数宗教信徒。
• 压抑；使窒息；使烦恼
  to make sb only able to think about sad or worrying things
  1. The gloomy atmosphere in the office oppressed her.
     办公室的低沉气氛使她感到郁闷。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 压迫；压制
  Tooppresspeople means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others.
  1. These people often are oppressed by the governments of the countries they find themselves in...
     这些人经常受到所在国政府的压迫。
  2. We are not normal like everybody else. If we were they wouldn't be oppressing us.
     我们跟其他正常人不一样。否则，他们就不会压迫我们了。
• VERB 使心情沉重；使压抑；使苦恼
  If somethingoppressesyou, it makes you feel depressed, anxious, and uncomfortable.
  1. The place oppressed Aubrey even before his eyes adjusted to the dark...
     奥布里的眼睛还没有适应黑暗之前，这地方便已经让他觉得很压抑了。
  2. It was not just the weather which oppressed her.
     让她心烦的不只是天气。

英英释义

verb

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  1. The government oppresses political activists
  Synonym:suppresscrush
• cause to suffer
  1. Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union
  Synonym:persecute

双语例句

• Do not oppress him.
  你不可欺负他。
• Beat our enemy or they will oppress and slaughter us.
  敌人；不然的话，他们会屠杀和压迫我们。
• A good government will not oppress the people.
  好的政府不会压迫人民。
• The main problem with thin people is they oppress.
  瘦人的主要问题是让人感到压抑。
• Free governments do not oppress their people or attack other free nations.
  自由政府不会压迫其人民或者攻击其他自由国家。
• To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
  为要给孤儿和受欺压的人伸冤，使强横的人不再威吓他们。
• To place in trying or distressing circumstances; harass or oppress. and a bitter laugh escaped the count.
  使处于困境使处于艰难或痛苦的境地；使苦恼或痛苦于是伯爵发出一声苦笑。
• It was not just the weather which oppressed her.
  让她心烦的不只是天气。
• In their external relations, they are not oppressed by, but themselves oppress, other nations.
  外部没有民族压迫，有的是自己民族压迫别的民族。
• The place oppressed Aubrey even before his eyes adjusted to the dark
  奥布里的眼睛还没有适应黑暗之前，这地方便已经让他觉得很压抑了。