oppressive
/əˈpresɪv/📚 9877 1六级托福GREsatIf 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。