oppress

/əˈpres/📚 13433四级六级考研雅思
To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others. 压迫

verb [vt. 及物动词]压迫,欺压;使压抑,使烦恼;(纹章)使(图记)部分模糊

These people often are oppressed by the governments of the countries they find themselves in.
这些人经常受到他们所在国家政府的压迫。

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Lesson 11 How to grow old oppress 动词: 忧郁,压抑
op(反)+press(压)→有压迫就有反抗→压迫, 压制
单词造句:
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Tackling the inequality, racism and other forms of "structural violence" which oppress the poor is as critical as extending the drugs. 解决压迫穷人的不平等、种族主义和其他形式的“结构性暴力”与推广药物一样重要。
Is it not the rich who oppress you? 那富足人岂不是欺压你们?
Do not oppress him. 你不可欺负他。

oppress的重要知识点

oppress v. 使不开心,忧郁,别扭make sb. feel unhappy, worried or uncomfortable 

  • The nightmare oppressed me. 表示:使不开心,忧郁,别扭
  • The city residents have to oppress and subjugate their loves towards water. 城市人不得不压抑克制自己身上的亲水本能。
  • Laugh or cry as you like, and it's meaningless to oppress yourself. 笑就笑,想哭就哭,压抑自己是没有意义的。
  • In the society, the people were in the miserable position as the oppressed, the enslaved and the exploited. 表示:v.压迫;欺压;压制
sb. feel blue / down in the dumps / depressed / dejectedAfter hearing the bad news, I felt completely down in the dumps. 听到那个坏消息后,我感到非常沮丧。
be in low spirits 情绪低落She failed the exam again, so naturally, she is in low spirits today. 她考试又没通过,所以今天自然是情绪低落。