v.使煩惱；壓迫

The king oppressed his people with terrible taxes and punishments. 國王以苛捐雜稅和嚴(yán)刑來壓迫人民。

Free governments do not oppress their people or attack other free nations. 自由政府不會壓迫其人民或者攻擊其他自由國家。

oppress的基本意思是對某人〔某事物〕施加壓力,使在此壓力下下沉。指遭受摧殘,使受折磨或遭受重罰,強(qiáng)調(diào)因承受所強(qiáng)加的負(fù)擔(dān)而產(chǎn)生了不良后果,如情緒低落、功能降低等。

oppress是及物動詞,接名詞、代詞作賓語,可用于被動結(jié)構(gòu)。