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

• 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。
• The rich oppress the masses by their control of the political and judicial systems.
  富人控制了政治和司法体系以此压制平民百姓。
• A good ruler will not oppress the poor.
  好的统治者不会压迫贫民。
• 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。
• 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。
• Yi-meng people have tenacious fighting spirit opposing oppress and exploitage.
  沂蒙人民富有顽强的反压迫、反剥削的斗争精神。
• And the chance to fight those who would oppress others.
  还有那可能同压迫势力对抗的机会。
• This is a dream in which things are all loose and they oppress.
  在梦中，一切事都散漫著，都压著我，但这不过是一个梦呀。但我醒来时。
• But throughout the world, too many girls and women are subjected to laws and traditions that serve only to oppress and exclude.
  然而，在世界各地，有太多的女童和妇女受到只施行压制和排斥的法律和传统的束缚。
• Laugh or cry as you like, and it's meaningless to oppress yourself.
  笑或者哭随你喜欢，你压抑自己是没有意义的。