oppression

• 指长期残酷或不公正的对待与控制，也指因这种境况而产生的压抑感。

A noun referring to prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control, or the feeling of being weighed down by such conditions.

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1. Cruel subjugationB2formal

   The act of controlling or subjugating people through cruel or unjust use of force or authority.

   压迫

   • The regime's oppression of its citizens led to widespread protests.
   • History is filled with examples of oppression by dictators.
   • They fought against the oppression of their people for decades.

   同义词despotismdominationpersecutionrepressionsubjugationsuppressiontyranny

   反义词emancipationempowermentfreedomindependenceliberation

2. State of being kept downB2formal

   The condition of being held down or controlled by unjust power or authority.

   压迫

   • The minority group lived under oppression for generations.
   • Economic oppression can trap families in cycles of poverty.
   • The novel explores themes of social oppression and resistance.

   同义词abusedominationenslavementmaltreatmentpersecutionrepressionsubjectionsubjugationsuppressiontyranny

   反义词autonomydemocracyemancipationenfranchisementequalityfreedomindependenceliberationliberty

3. Feeling of being weighed downB2formal

   A persistent feeling of being burdened, constrained, or mentally weighed down by circumstances.

   压抑感

   • She felt a deep sense of oppression in the crowded city.
   • The heavy silence in the room created an atmosphere of oppression.
   • He couldn't shake the feeling of oppression from his daily routine.

   同义词dejectiondepressiondespondencygloommelancholymiserysorrow

   反义词easefreedomliberationrelief