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oppress v.使烦恼；压迫 (1) 国王以苛捐杂税和严刑来压迫人民。(2) 自由政府不会压迫其人民或者攻击其他自由国家。 There is a saying that "power corrupts," meaning that once someone gains power, they tend to misuse it in self-serving or brutal ways. Tyrants tend to oppress those beneath them, by limiting their rights. In the fairy tale Rapunzel, the evil old woman tried to oppress Rapunzel by keeping her locked in a tower. Another use of oppress means to cause to suffer. If the ninety degree heat outside will oppress you, you should stay inside in the air conditioning.

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英 [ə'pres] 美 [ə'pres] (1) The king oppressed his people with terrible taxes and punishments.(2) Free governments do not oppress their people or attack other free nations. When you oppress someone, you use your authority to keep them down. If you oppress people long enough, they might decide to fight back and then decide to oppress YOU. 1[VERB 动词]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.   [be V-ed]  [V n]  [Also V]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 动词]使心情沉重；使压抑；使苦恼 If something oppresses you, it makes you feel depressed, anxious, and uncomfortable.   [V n]  [LITERARY 文]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。

英语单词	oppress
英美音标	英 [ə'pres] 美 [ə'pres]
中文释义	v.使烦恼；压迫
英语例句	(1) The king oppressed his people with terrible taxes and punishments. (2) Free governments do not oppress their people or attack other free nations.
中文例句	(1) 国王以苛捐杂税和严刑来压迫人民。 (2) 自由政府不会压迫其人民或者攻击其他自由国家。
vocabulary简明	When you oppress someone, you use your authority to keep them down. If you oppress people long enough, they might decide to fight back and then decide to oppress YOU.
vocabulary扩展	There is a saying that "power corrupts," meaning that once someone gains power, they tend to misuse it in self-serving or brutal ways. Tyrants tend to oppress those beneath them, by limiting their rights. In the fairy tale Rapunzel, the evil old woman tried to oppress Rapunzel by keeping her locked in a tower. Another use of oppress means to cause to suffer. If the ninety degree heat outside will oppress you, you should stay inside in the air conditioning.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]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. [be V-ed] [V n] [Also V] 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 动词]使心情沉重；使压抑；使苦恼 If something oppresses you, it makes you feel depressed, anxious, and uncomfortable. [V n] [LITERARY 文] 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。

Oppress People Ed Free Governments Decide Tend Means