oppress
/əˈpres/verb
with obj. (常作be oppressed)
1
- keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority压迫, 虐待：
a system which oppressed working people
压迫劳动人民的制度
as adj. oppressed oppressed racial minorities.被压迫的少数种族。
1.1
- cause (someone) to feel distressed, anxious, or uncomfortable使郁闷, 压抑：
he was oppressed by some secret worry.
无法向人倾诉的忧虑使他心情沉重。
派生词
oppressor
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French oppresser, from medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin oppress- 'pressed against', from the verb opprimere.