oppress

oppress
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。
    ■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。
  2. (Heraldry). another term for debruise
    (纹章)。 同 debruise
派生
oppressor
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French oppresser, from medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin oppress- 'pressed against', from the verb opprimere
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