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- 压迫
压迫
yā pò
Meaning
- to oppress
- oppression
- to repress
Definition
强制别人服从；用力量或权势压制别人。也指身体某部位受到挤压或形成压力。
To oppress or coerce others into submission; to exert pressure on someone through power or force. Also refers to physical pressure or compression on a body part.
Usage
常用于描述政治、社会上的压制行为，也可用于物理上的压力感受。
Often used to describe political or social oppression, as well as physical sensations of pressure.
Examples
- 1 历史上的殖民统治常常压迫当地人民。 (In history, colonial rule often oppressed local people.)
- 2 工作压力让他感觉像是被无形的重物压迫着。 (Work pressure makes him feel oppressed by an invisible heavy object.)
- 3 这种不平等的制度压迫了妇女的权利。 (This unequal system oppresses women's rights.)
- 4 睡觉时枕头过高会压迫颈椎。 (Sleeping with a pillow that is too high can compress the cervical spine.)
- 5 在独裁政权下，言论自由受到严重压迫。 (Under the dictatorship, freedom of speech was severely oppressed.)
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