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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

oppress [ə'prεs]
  1. 1. vt. 压迫

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

oppress [əˈpres]
  1. 1. vt. 压迫压制
    The government oppresses political activists.
    政府压制政治活动家
  2. 2. vt. 使烦扰,使痛苦

Collins English-English Dictionary

oppress [ə'prεs]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to subjugate by cruelty, force, etc
  2. 2. vt. to afflict or torment
  3. 3. vt. to lie heavy on (the mind, imagination, etc)
  4. 4. vt. an obsolete word for overwhelm
  5. 5. vt. [Etymology] C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin opprimere, from ob- against + premere to press

Examples

你不要用强力欺压弱者。
You mustn't use force to bully and oppress the weak.

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