oppressive
oppressive 英 [əˈpresɪv] 美 [əˈprɛsɪv]
adj. 压迫的；沉重的；压制性的；难以忍受的
- Think of something crushing you, and you will understand what oppressive is. It can be something that crushes your spirit, like a bad relationship, or something that crushes you with its tyranny, like the oppressive rule of a dictator.
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- adj. 压迫的；沉重的；压制性的；难以忍受的
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1. But I also know that we need not choose between a chaotic and unforgiving capitalism and an oppressive government-run economy.
但我也知道，我们不必在混乱、无情的资本主义和压制性的国营经济体制之间作出选择。
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2. For millions of ordinary men and women, it has meant famine, hardship, torture, forced labour, a broken economy and a monstrously oppressive state.
对于成百万的普通男人和女人，它意味着饥荒、苦难、酷刑、强迫劳动、破产的经济和充满压迫的国家。
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3. The British had regarded jury trials as a potential bulwark against oppressive actions by the king, but there was a more pragmatic reason for retaining trial by jury.
英国人民曾把陪审团庭审视作可用于抵制国王压迫行为的手段，但是这种审理方式得到保留还有一个更实际的原因。
- oppressive (adj.) 1640s, from Medieval Latin oppressivus, from oppress-, past participle stem of opprimere (see oppress). Related: Oppressively; oppressiveness.
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