oppression

B1 CET-6 大学 FREQ #14250

n. 压抑, 沉闷, 压迫手段 [医] 压迫, 压抑

发音

US /əˈpɹɛʃən/

词形变化

oppressions 复数 oppressions

教材释义与例句

名词

压抑；镇压；压迫手段；沉闷；苦恼

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

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  2. 2.

    The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

    压迫

    压制

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    Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.

  3. 3.

    A feeling of being oppressed. Special usage may include a sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude.

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    Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

oppressiveness subjugation

上位词 4

depression persecution subjection subjugation

下位词 2

weight yoke

相关短语

Oppression Olympics silence is oppression triple oppression

词源

From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressing down, violence, oppression”), from opprimō; see oppress.

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