oppressive
英[ə'presɪv]
美[ə'prɛsɪv]
英英释意
- 1. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit;
- "the atmosphere was oppressive"
- "oppressive sorrows"
- 2. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior;
- "the oppressive government"
- "oppressive laws"
- "a tyrannical parent"
- "tyrannous disregard of human rights"