op.press

oppress的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [əˈpres]
KK音标发音： [əˈprɛs]

oppress的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
压迫，威迫：用严酷的或非正义的权力或权威镇压：

a people who were oppressed by tyranny.
被暴政压迫的民族

2. To weigh heavily on:
施重压于：

Poverty oppresses the spirit.
贫穷折磨着人们的心灵

3. Obsolete To overwhelm or crush.
【废语】 颠覆，压迫

oppress的词源：

4. Middle English oppressen
中古英语 oppressen

5. from Old French opresser
源自 古法语 opresser

6. back-formation from oppression [oppression]
源自 oppression的逆构词 [压力]

7. from Latin oppressi? oppressi?n-
源自 拉丁语 oppressi? oppressi?n-

8. from oppressus [past participle of] opprimere
源自 oppressus [] opprimere的过去分词

9. ob- [against] * see ob-
ob- [反对] *参见 ob-

10. premere [to press] * see per- ⁴
premere [镇压] *参见 per- ⁴

oppress的词性：
n.（名词）