oppress

B1 CET-6 大学 FREQ #33210

vt. 压迫, 压抑, 使烦恼

发音

其它 /əˈpɹɛs/

词形变化

oppresses 复数 oppresses oppress'd oppressed oppressedst oppresses 三单 oppresseth oppressing opprest oppressing 现在分词 oppressed 过去式 oppressed 过去分词 oppressest oppressedst 过去式 oppresseth 三单 oppressed 复数

教材释义与例句

动词

压迫，压抑；使……烦恼；使……感到沉重

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Oppression.

    压迫

    可数 废旧 不可数
v. B1
  1. 1.

    To keep down by unjust force.

    及物

    The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.

  2. 2.

    To make sad or gloomy.

    及物

    We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.

  3. 3.

    Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.

    废旧 及物
  4. 4.

    To sexually violate; to rape.

    废旧 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

crush suppress persecute

上位词 8

move act rag torment crucify dun frustrate bedevil

下位词 7

reduce purge subdue repress quash subjugate keep down

词源

From Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser, from Medieval Latin oppressare (“to press against, oppress”), frequentative of Latin opprimere, past participle oppressus (“to press against, press together, oppress”), from ob (“against”) + premere, past participle pressus (“to press”); see press.

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