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oppressive

英 [əˈpresɪv]

美 [əˈpresɪv]

adj.  压迫的; 压制的; 高压的; 闷热的; 令人窒息的; 令人苦恼的; 令人焦虑的

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Collins.1 / BNC.8659 / COCA.9660

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 压迫的;压制的;高压的
      treating people in a cruel and unfair way and not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
      1. oppressive laws
        对部分人的压制性法律
      2. an oppressive regime
        残暴的政权
    • 闷热的;令人窒息的
      extremely hot and unpleasant and lacking fresh air
      1. oppressive heat
        难熬的酷暑
    • 令人苦恼的;令人焦虑的
      making you feel unhappy and anxious
      1. an oppressive relationship
        令人苦恼的关系

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED (社会、法律、习俗等)压迫的,压制的,暴虐的,不公的
      If you describe a society, its laws, or customs asoppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly.
      1. The new laws will be just as oppressive as those they replace.
        新法律只会与原来的法律一样苛严。
      2. ...refugees from the oppressive regime.
        逃离暴政的难民
    • ADJ-GRADED (天气、空气等)闷热的,难以忍受的
      If you describe the weather or the atmosphere in a room asoppressive, you mean that it is unpleasantly hot and damp.
      1. The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired him out...
        下午闷热的天气使他疲惫不堪。
      2. The little room was windowless and oppressive.
        这个小房间没有窗户,使人感到闷热难耐。
    • ADJ-GRADED 令人心情沉重的;让人感到压抑的;使人苦恼的
      Anoppressivesituation makes you feel depressed and uncomfortable.
      1. ...the oppressive sadness that weighed upon him like a physical pain.
        如肉体上的疼痛一样压在他心头的令人抑郁的悲伤

    英英释义

    adj

    • marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
      1. the oppressive government
      2. oppressive laws
      3. a tyrannical parent
      4. tyrannous disregard of human rights
      Synonym:tyrannicaltyrannous
    • weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
      1. the atmosphere was oppressive
      2. oppressive sorrows

    双语例句

    • This country still had a deeply oppressive, unequal and divisive political system.
      这个国家的政治体制依然残暴异常,缺少平等,四分五裂。
    • Oppressive governments everywhere will struggle to resist this political awakening.
      全球的专制政府都将难以抵挡这种政治觉醒。
    • Worst of all, there is an oppressive air of gloom and defeatism among the British.
      尤其严重的是,在英国人中间弥漫着一种阴郁的压抑情绪和失败主义思想。
    • Are the newcomers prepared to shoulder some of the burdens which we have suddenly discovered to be oppressive?
      这些新来者准备承担一部分我们突然间感到很沉重的那些负担吗?
    • I rushed out of the room because the oppressive air stifled me.
      我急忙地出了那个屋子,因为闷热的空气使我窒息起来。
    • So the Greeks were the first oppressive power that people thought they could overthrow this way.
      希腊人是人们想到可以用这种方式,推翻的第一股压迫势力。
    • Eventually the people rose against the oppressive regime.
      最终人民起来反抗压迫他们的政权。
    • They went on strike against the oppressive regulation.
      他们罢工以示他们对这不公平的规则的反抗。
    • To his own people, Solomon was a wasteful and oppressive monarch.
      对他本国人民来说,所罗门是个挥霍、残暴的君主。
    • On the Korean Peninsula, an oppressive regime rules a people living in fear and starvation.
      在朝鲜半岛,受一个压制性政权统治的人民生活在恐惧和饥饿之中。