oppressive
英 [əˈpresɪv]
[ADJ]
1. 压迫的
If you describe a society, its laws, or customs as oppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly.
近义词
双语例句
例：The new laws will be just as oppressive as those they replace.
跟以前的法律一样，新法律也不会公正。
2. 湿热的
If you describe the weather or the atmosphere in a room as oppressive, you mean that it is unpleasantly hot and damp.
近义词
stifling
双语例句
例：The oppressive afternoon heat had tired him out.
午后闷热的天气让他筋疲力尽。
3. 令人感到压抑的
An oppressive situation makes you feel depressed and uncomfortable.
双语例句
例：the oppressive sadness that weighed upon him like a physical pain.
像肉体上的疼痛一样令人压抑的悲伤。
ADJ. 形容词
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