1VERB 壓迫;壓制 To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others. 壓迫;壓制
These people often are oppressed by the governments of the countries they find themselves in. [beVERB-ed]
這些人經常受到所在國政府的壓迫。
We are not normal like everybody else. If we were they wouldn't be oppressing us. [VERB noun]
我們跟其他正常人不一樣。否則,他們就不會壓迫我們了。
2VERB 使心情沉重;使壓抑;使苦惱 If something oppresses you, it makes you feel depressed, anxious, and uncomfortable. 使心情沉重;使壓抑;使苦惱 [literary]
The place oppressed Aubrey even before his eyes adjusted to the dark. [VERB noun]
奧布裏的眼睛還沒有適應黑暗之前,這地方便已經讓他覺得很壓抑了。
It was not just the weather which oppressed her. [VERB noun]