oppress /əˈpres/ vt. 1.压迫，压制：an oppressed nation 被压迫民族 2. 使(心情等)沉重，使烦恼：oppressed with anxiety 十分忧虑；feel oppressed with the heat 热得喘不过气来［考句］For years now, the people of that country have been cruelly oppressed by a dictator. 许多年来，那个国家一直受到独裁者的压迫。
oppression n.压迫；压抑
