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oppressive + noun
用于描述天气、制度等，强调沉重感。
The oppressive humidity made it hard to breathe.
令人窒息的潮湿让人难以呼吸。
压迫的；暴虐的；专横的
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压迫的；暴虐的；专横的
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power; marked by arbitrary severity.
The oppressive humidity made it hard to breathe.
令人窒息的潮湿让人难以呼吸。
沉重的,难以承受的。
Burdensome or difficult to bear.
沉重地压在感官或精神上
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
暴虐的,行使不公正权力的。
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
表现出不公正的严厉或武断行为
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
The oppressive heat made it impossible to stay outside for long.
这闷热压抑的天气让人无法长时间待在户外。
AI contextual example
She left the company because of the oppressive work environment created by her boss.
她离开了那家公司，因为老板营造了压抑的工作氛围。
AI contextual example
The weight of expectations felt oppressive, making it hard to breathe.
期望的重担令人感到压抑，几乎喘不过气来。
AI contextual example
the atmosphere was oppressive
气氛令人窒息。
WordNet
用于描述天气、制度等，强调沉重感。
The oppressive humidity made it hard to breathe.
令人窒息的潮湿让人难以呼吸。
The government's policies are oppressive.
政府的政策是压迫性的。
后面接受影响的人或事物。
The strict rules were oppressive to the students.
严格的规定对学生来说是一种压迫。
Not this
The government's aggressive policies made people feel oppressed.
Use this
The government's oppressive policies made people feel oppressed.
中文学习者常混淆'aggressive'（侵略性的）和'oppressive'（压制性的）。表示政策让人感到压抑时，应用'oppressive'。
Not this
The weather was so depressive that I stayed indoors.
Use this
The weather was so oppressive that I stayed indoors.
中文学习者常将'oppressive'（令人压抑的，指天气闷热沉重）误用为'depressive'（令人抑郁的）。形容天气闷热难受时，应用'oppressive'。
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令人压抑的炎热
The oppressive heat made it impossible to work outside.
令人压抑的炎热使得无法在户外工作。
专制政府
They lived under an oppressive government that suppressed all dissent.
他们生活在一个压制所有异议的专制政府下。
暴政政权
The oppressive regime was eventually overthrown by the people.
那个暴政政权最终被人民推翻。
压抑的气氛
There was an oppressive atmosphere in the room after the argument.
争吵之后房间里有一种压抑的气氛。
令人窒息的沉默
The oppressive silence in the hall made everyone uncomfortable.
大厅里令人窒息的沉默让每个人都不自在。
压迫性法律
The oppressive laws restricted freedom of speech and assembly.
这些压迫性法律限制了言论和集会自由。
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联想 'oppress'（压迫）+ 'ive'，形容让人感到压迫的特性。
语域：m 常见场景：politics、weather、atmosphere 该词在正式和日常语境中均较常见，多用于描述政府、天气或氛围等，具体正式程度取决于搭配。
All listed words share the /ɛsɪv/ ending and rhyme with 'oppressive'. The stress is consistently on the second syllable.
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