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oppressive adj.压迫的；沉重的；压抑的；闷热难受的 (1) 压迫的力量会造成挫折。(2) 但同时，他也因他的压迫性制度而到批评。(3) 汤姆的心思渐渐紧张起来。(4) 热带气候热得难受。(5) 闷热的夜又来临了。 Oppressive comes in many flavors; laws can be oppressive, governments can be oppressive, even relationships can be oppressive. The adjective oppressive is heavy stuff; it can feel like you can't breathe, like something is choking you: "His oppressive behavior made me feel like I was being smothered." If something is just too intense, and not in a good way, that also can feel oppressive.

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英 [ə'presɪv] 美 [ə'presɪv] (1) Oppressive forces breed frustration.(2) However, he was criticized for his oppressive rule.(3) Tom's reflections grew oppressive.(4) The heat in the tropics is oppressive.(5) Another oppressive night descended. Think of something crushing you, and you will understand what oppressive is. It can be something that crushes your spirit, like a bad relationship, or something that crushes you with its tyranny, like the oppressive rule of a dictator. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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 as oppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly. 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。...refugees from the oppressive regime.逃离暴政的难民2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（天气、空气等）闷热的，难以忍受的 If you describe the weather or the atmosphere in a room as oppressive, you mean that it is unpleasantly hot and damp. The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired him out...下午闷热的天气使他疲惫不堪。The little room was windowless and oppressive.这个小房间没有窗户，使人感到闷热难耐。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人心情沉重的；让人感到压抑的；使人苦恼的 An oppressive situation makes you feel depressed and uncomfortable.   [usu ADJ n]...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

英语单词	oppressive
英美音标	英 [ə'presɪv] 美 [ə'presɪv]
中文释义	adj.压迫的；沉重的；压抑的；闷热难受的
英语例句	(1) Oppressive forces breed frustration. (2) However, he was criticized for his oppressive rule. (3) Tom's reflections grew oppressive. (4) The heat in the tropics is oppressive. (5) Another oppressive night descended.
中文例句	(1) 压迫的力量会造成挫折。 (2) 但同时，他也因他的压迫性制度而到批评。 (3) 汤姆的心思渐渐紧张起来。 (4) 热带气候热得难受。 (5) 闷热的夜又来临了。
vocabulary简明	Think of something crushing you, and you will understand what oppressive is. It can be something that crushes your spirit, like a bad relationship, or something that crushes you with its tyranny, like the oppressive rule of a dictator.
vocabulary扩展	Oppressive comes in many flavors; laws can be oppressive, governments can be oppressive, even relationships can be oppressive. The adjective oppressive is heavy stuff; it can feel like you can't breathe, like something is choking you: "His oppressive behavior made me feel like I was being smothered." If something is just too intense, and not in a good way, that also can feel oppressive.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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 as oppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly. 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。 ...refugees from the oppressive regime. 逃离暴政的难民 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（天气、空气等）闷热的，难以忍受的 If you describe the weather or the atmosphere in a room as oppressive, you mean that it is unpleasantly hot and damp. The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired him out... 下午闷热的天气使他疲惫不堪。 The little room was windowless and oppressive. 这个小房间没有窗户，使人感到闷热难耐。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]令人心情沉重的；让人感到压抑的；使人苦恼的 An oppressive situation makes you feel depressed and uncomfortable. [usu ADJ n] ...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

Oppressive Feel Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Heat Crushes Laws Describe