oppressive

/əˈpresɪv/📚 9883 29 1六级托福GREsat
If you describe a society, its laws, or customs as oppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly. 压迫的

adjective [原级](社会、法律、习俗等)压迫的,暴虐的,不公的 ;(天气、空气等)闷热的,难以忍受的;使人苦恼的,令人焦虑的

The new laws will be just as oppressive as those they replace.
新法律将跟被它所取代的那些法律一样不公正。

op + press(压) + ive → 压迫的, 压制的
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The oppressive afternoon heat had tired him out. 湿热的午后暑气使他筋疲力尽。
...the oppressive sadness that weighed upon him like a physical pain. …像肉体疼痛一样沉重地压着他、令他抑郁的悲伤。
Perhaps in the face of impersonal and intimidating globalization, a young person's family feels more like a friendly haven than an oppressive trap. 或许,面临缺乏人情味且令人生畏的全球化冲击时,家庭对于年轻人而言,或许更像是友好的避风港,而非压抑的牢笼。