汉语翻译

a. 压制性的, 压迫的, 沉重的

词型变化：

名词:oppressiveness 副词:oppressively 

英语解释：

形容词 oppressive:

1. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
2. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
   同义词：tyrannical, tyrannous

例句：

1. Are the newcomers prepared to shoulder some of the burdens which we have suddenly discovered to be oppressive?
   这些新来者准备承担一部分我们突然间感到很沉重的那些负担吗？
2. An oppressive or nightmarish burden.
   沉重的或梦魇般的重担
3. The heat in the tropics is oppressive.
   热带气候热得难受。
4. It’s oppressive today.
   今天的天气令人难受。

详细解释：

op.pres.sive

adj.（形容词）
Difficult to bear; burdensome:
难以忍受的，沉重的：
例句：
oppressive laws.
苛刻的法律

Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
压迫的：武断地但不正当地利用权力的，威迫的
Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit:
精神或感觉上压抑的：
例句：
oppressive weather.See Synonyms at burdensome
抑闷的天气参见 burdensome

【引伸】
oppres.sively
adv.（副词）
oppres.siveness
n.（名词）