oppress
v[Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
1 rule or treat (sb) with continual injustice or cruelty 压迫, 压制(某人)
The people are oppressed by the military goverment. 人民受军政府的压迫.
Women are often oppressed by men. 女人经常受男人压迫.
2 make (sb) feel worried, uncomfortable or unhappy 使(某人)担心、 烦恼或不幸
oppressed with anxiety, worry, poverty, etc 因焦虑、 忧虑、 贫穷等而烦恼
The heat oppressed him and made him ill. 他热得病了.