oppress

[ə'pres]

v.使烦恼, 压迫

vt.

1. 压迫; 压制

The tyrant who oppressed the people was finally overthrown.

压迫人民的暴君终于被推翻了。

2. 使(心情)沉重; 使烦恼, 折磨[H][(+by/with)]

She was oppressed by many troubles.

许多麻烦弄得她心情沉重。

词形变化

名词: oppressor | 动词过去式: oppressed | 动词过去分词: oppressed | 动词现在分词: oppressing | 动词第三人称单数: oppresses |

词义辨析

同义:

v.使感到沉重, 磨损, 超载

burden  cumber  weigh  break  press  hamper  tax  overwork  overdrive  fag  task  exhaust  wear  weary  overload  overcharge  load  surcharge  overwhelm  saddle  weigh down

v.压制, 压迫

tyrannize  repress  overbear  overmaster  persecute  harry  harass  hound  compel  coerce  subjugate  saddle  suppress  smother  crush  stifle  dominate  subdue  squelch

v.使伤心, 使痛苦

depress  grieve  aggrieve  pain  torment  embitter  sadden  deject  dishearten  discourage  dispirit  dash  

同义参见:

gripe  darken  prey  occupy  cloud  

反义参见:

relieve  

英英释义

动词 oppress:

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

同义词：suppress, crush

cause to suffer

同义词：persecute

补充

oppressoppress英:[əˈpres] 美:[əˈprɛs]vt.1.使烦恼Many troubles oppressed my father.种种困难使我父亲意志消沉。2.压迫, 压制She is often oppressed by him.她经常受他的压迫。

例句

1. institutions that oppress women压迫妇女的制度 2. These people often are oppressed by their governments.这些人经常受到政府的压迫。 3. The place oppressed Aubrey even before his eyes adjusted to the dark.眼睛还没有适应黑暗, 奥布里就觉得这地方让他很压抑了。 4. It was not just the weather that oppressed her.让她感到压抑的并不仅是天气。 5. to oppress opinions压制舆论 6. What he did oppressed me.他的所作所为令我心情沉重。 7. to be oppressed by disease因病而烦恼 8. a system which oppressed working people.压迫劳动人民的制度。 9. [as adj. oppressed]oppressed racial minorities.被压迫的少数种族。 10. he was oppressed by some secret worry.无法向人倾诉的忧虑使他心情沉重。 11. a struggle against oppression反对压迫的抗争 12. The country has long been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.这个国家长期以来一直处于残酷独裁者的压迫之下。 13. They condemned attempts by the government to oppress its citizens.他们对政府企图压迫民众的行为进行了谴责。 14. people who have traditionally been oppressed by society历来受到社会压迫的人们 15. oppressed minorities/people被压迫的少数民族/人民 16. He was oppressed by a sense of failure.失败感一直压抑着他。 17. The family was oppressed by grief.这个家庭沉浸在悲痛中。 18. freedom for the oppressed被压迫的人们所获的自由 19. the oppression of women in the workplace女性在工作场所受到的压迫 20. the fight against political oppression in the world全球反对政治压迫的斗争 21. They remain at the mercy of their oppressors.他们还在受着压迫者的残害。