oppressive
英 [ə'presɪv] 美 [ə'prɛsɪv]
| 近义词 | tyrannical 、 unjust 、 severe 、 overbearing 、 harsh 、 burdensome 、 dictatorial | ||
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- adj. 压迫的；沉重的；压制性的；难以忍受的
词态变化
副词: oppressively;
中文词源
oppressive 压制的，压迫的
来自oppress,压制，压迫，-ive,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- oppressive (adj.)
- 1640s, from Medieval Latin oppressivus, from oppress-, past participle stem of opprimere (see oppress). Related: Oppressively; oppressiveness.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired him out.
- 下午令人难耐的高温让他完全精疲力竭。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. This country still had a deeply oppressive, unequal and divisive political system.
- 这个国家的政治体制依然残暴异常，缺少平等，四分五裂。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. My desire to be rich was an insane, unwholesome, oppressive desire.
- 我对财富的渴望疯狂、病态，犹如心头的一块重石。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The little room was windowless and oppressive.
- 这个小房间没有窗户，使人感到闷热难耐。
来自柯林斯例句