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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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

• The little room was windowless and oppressive.
  这个小房间没有窗户，使人感到闷热难耐。
• These places are cabined without inflexible square, can cast off the oppressive feeling of the box temporarily.
  这些地方没有呆板的方形拘束，可以暂时摆脱盒子的压迫感。
• I find the quietness of my suburban neighborhood back home a little oppressive now!
  现在，我发现，我在国内所居住的那个郊外社区安静得有点儿压抑！
• "The shackles of love are freedom's most oppressive yoke," she said.
  “爱的锁链是自由最沉重的羁绊”她说。
• The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired him out
  下午闷热的天气使他疲惫不堪。
• I was so oppressive that I hesitated.
  我也吃不住了，竟然犹豫起来。
• An excess of house plants in a small flat can be oppressive
  在小公寓中摆放过多室内植物会让人觉得很压抑。
• 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。
• 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 own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.
  坦白的说，我不是一个充满活动能量政府的朋友，这样的政府总是压迫人民。