oppress
英 [əˈpres] 美 [əˈprɛs]

vt.

使烦恼，使意气消沉，使气馁，使无精神；压迫，压制；

v.

虐待，欺侮；〈古〉压倒；给与沉重的感觉；

变形

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

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 使烦恼 make (sb) feel uncomfortable, worried or unhappy
2. vt. 压迫,压制 rule or treat sb with continual injustice or cruelty

英英释义

oppress[ ə'pres ]

• v.
  • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

    "The government oppresses political activists"

    同义词：suppresscrush

  • cause to suffer

    同义词：persecute

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• oppress the conquered people压迫被征服的民族
• oppress the poor压迫穷人
• oppress sb's spirits使某人精神沮丧

～+副词

• oppress cruelly残忍地压迫
• oppress rigidly顽固地压制
• oppress ruthlessly无情地压迫
• oppress sorely非常烦扰
• oppress sternly苛刻地压制

～+介词

• be oppressed by worry因忧虑而烦扰
• be oppressed with anxiety因焦虑而烦扰
• be oppressed with poverty因贫困而烦扰

同近义词辨析

oppress, suppress

这组词都有“压迫，镇压”的意思，其区别是：

oppress指用武力或权力等压迫、压制别人。

suppress通常指通过强力，迅速有力地制止某事，或用意志控制自己的感情。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. Cares oppressed his spirits.
   忧虑使他心情抑郁。
2. The king oppressed his people with terrible taxes and punishments.
   国王以苛捐杂税和严刑来压迫人民。
3. 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。

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