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oppressive

/əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/ 形容词 C1

中文: 压迫的、压抑的、闷热的

  1. Burdensome or difficult to bear. · The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.
  2. Tyrannical or exercising unjust power. · oppressive smell· The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.
  3. Weighing heavily on the spirit; being quite intense, excessive or overwhelming. · Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?
  4. Hot and humid.
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Outside, the relentless tempest gradually abated, and the first imperceptible hints of dawn began to dilute the oppressive darkness of the sky.
《The Resonance of the Crossing》,第1页 · C2

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