(1)壓迫(制)某人(govern cruelly) [T+n， 尤pass]：The government was accused of～ing the workers.政府因壓迫工人而受到譴責(zé)。The people were～ed by the dictator's secret police/military government.人民受到該獨(dú)裁者的秘密警察/軍政府的壓迫。He was a defender of the poor and～ed.他是貧民和被壓迫者的保護(hù)人?！纪絧ersecute，abuse，maltreat;
(2)使(某人)擔(dān)心、煩惱或不幸(cause anxiety，sadness，suffering to sb)[T+n，尤pass]：The long wait for news～ed him.長(zhǎng)期等待消息使他焦慮萬分。They were～ed by constant care/their many woes.經(jīng)常不斷的憂慮使他們感到心情壓抑。/災(zāi)難重重使他們感到心情沉重。feel～ed with worry/anxiety/poverty由于擔(dān)心/焦慮/貧窮而感到壓抑〖同〗trouble，worry，depress，sadden;〖反〗relieve，ease，gladden，cheer;
←press v & n;
→opp′ressed adj受壓迫(制)的;oppr′ession n 壓迫(制);opp′ressive adj不正義的，暴虐的;難以忍受的;opp′ressor n 壓迫者;暴君;
【辨異】1)oppress和depress的區(qū)別見DEPRESS;2)oppressed與sad和depressed的區(qū)別見DEPRESS。