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高频考研英语单词：oppress

单词：oppress

音标：/əˈpres/

释义：vt.压迫，压制

考频：★★★★

记法：

拆解前缀op-（变体自ob-，表“反向、对着”）+ 词根press（按压）→ 对着目标用力向下按压 → 引申为压迫、压制，也可联想记忆“当权者强行下压民众的合理诉求”就是典型的压迫行为。

派生词：

oppressed （形容词，意为“被压迫的，受压制的”）

oppression （名词，意为“压迫，压制，压抑，沉闷感”）

oppressive （形容词，意为“压迫的，专制的，令人窒息的”）

oppressor （名词，意为“压迫者，暴君，压制方”）

搭配：

oppress the masses 压迫民众

oppress minority groups 压制少数群体

be oppressed by poverty 饱受贫困压迫

be oppressed by anxiety 因焦虑而倍感压抑

考研真题例句：

But the state, which for decades oppressed religious communities, now seeks to use religion to legitimize its rule.

但这个数十年来一直压迫宗教团体的国家，如今试图利用宗教来使其统治合法化。

Many of them were oppressed by the heavy burden of debt and could barely make ends meet.

他们中的许多人被沉重的债务负担所压迫，几乎入不敷出。

They argued that the new regulations would oppress small businesses and stifle innovation in the industry.

他们认为新规定会压制小企业，扼杀该行业的创新活力。

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