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oppress [əˈpres] VB trans

1. oppress:

oppress

oppress

2. oppress:

oppress

使忧虑 shǐ yōulǜ

oppress

使烦闷 shǐ fánmèn

I feel oppressed with worry.

我感到忧心忡忡。

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This understanding of how they were oppressed was the focus for his novels. en.wikipedia.org

The single-minded pursuit of wealth had equally pernicious effects on the minds of the industrialists who oppressed them. en.wikipedia.org

Sometimes it required years to get justice and this encouraged the strong to oppress the weak. en.wikipedia.org

This government has done nothing but divide people on grounds of religion by favouring one while oppressing the other. en.wikipedia.org

She oppresses the girls and holds them near prisoner in their own home. en.wikipedia.org

When he tried to create a rebellion against the system, both those oppressed by it and the teachers and parents opposed him. en.wikipedia.org

Any form of innovation that was not aligned to the governments view of society was oppressed. en.wikipedia.org

The strong ones begin to band together in gangs and armies, fighting each other over territory, while oppressing the weak. en.wikipedia.org

On the other hand, the public display of filmed protest movements may leave participants open to identification by those who seek to oppress them. en.wikipedia.org

And we'll be oppressed so quietly and insensibly that won't even notice that. en.wikipedia.org

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