及物动词

1. 压迫；压制
To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others.

2. 使心情沉重；使压抑；使苦恼
If something oppresses you, it makes you feel depressed, anxious, and uncomfortable.

1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

e.g. The government oppresses political activists

Synonym: suppresscrush

2. cause to suffer

e.g. Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union

Synonym: persecute