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oppressive

英[ə'presɪv] 美[ə'prɛsɪv]
  • adj. 压迫的;沉重的;压制性的;难以忍受的

英英释意


1. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit;
"the atmosphere was oppressive"
"oppressive sorrows"
2. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior;
"the oppressive government"
"oppressive laws"
"a tyrannical parent"
"tyrannous disregard of human rights"