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oppress

oppress
[英] [əˈpres] [美] [əˈprɛs] 生词本

vt.

v.

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1. VERB 压迫；压制 To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

2. VERB 使心情沉重；使压抑；使苦恼 If something oppresses you, it makes you feel depressed, anxious, and uncomfortable. 

  • 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。

  • It was not just the weather which oppressed her.

    让她心烦的不只是天气。

Verb

1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;

  • "The government oppresses political activists"

2. cause to suffer;

  • "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

法律

  • 1.压迫