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

• Behold, these ten times you confound me, and are not ashamed to oppress me.
  你们侮辱我，已有十次之多，苛待我却不知羞愧。
• From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
  使我脱离那欺压我的恶人，就是围困我，要害我命的仇敌。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Regimes or societies that persecute Christians tend to oppress other minorities too.
  因为，压制基督教的政权或社会通常也会压制其他少数人群。
• The main problem with thin people is they oppress.
  瘦人的主要问题是让人感到压抑。
• And don't oppress them if they obey you!
  如果他们服从你就不要压迫他们！
• Oppress'd with myself that I have dared to open my mouth.
  压迫源于自己我终敢开口说起。
• 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。