oppress

oppress, suppress

动词 oppress:

1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
   同义词：suppress, crush
2. cause to suffer
   同义词：persecute

1. Cares oppressed his spirits.
   虑使他心情抑郁。
2. The king oppressed his people with terrible taxes and punishments.
   国王以苛捐杂税和严刑来压迫人民。

op.press

v.tr.（及物动词）
op.pressed,op.press.ing,op.press.es
To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
压迫，威迫：用严酷的或非正义的权力或权威镇压：
例句：
a people who were oppressed by tyranny.
被暴政压迫的民族

To weigh heavily on:
施重压于：
例句：
Poverty oppresses the spirit.
贫穷折磨着人们的心灵

Obsolete To overwhelm or crush.
【废语】 颠覆，压迫

来源：
Middle English oppressen
中古英语 oppressen
from Old French opresser
源自 古法语 opresser
back-formation from oppression [oppression]
源自 oppression的逆构词 [压力]
from Latin oppressiô oppressiôn-
源自 拉丁语 oppressiô oppressiôn-
from oppressus [past participle of] opprimere
源自 oppressus [] opprimere的过去分词
ob- [against] * see ob-
ob- [反对] *参见 ob-
premere [to press] * see per- 4
premere [镇压] *参见 per- 4

【引伸】
oppres.sor
n.（名词）