repressive

英 [rɪˈpresɪv]

美 [rɪˈpresɪv]

adj.  压制的; 专制的; 严厉的; 压抑的; 抑制的; 克制的

考研TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11934 / COCA.11423

牛津词典

adj.

• 压制的；专制的；严厉的
  controlling people by force and restricting their freedom
  1. a repressive regime/measure/law
     实行高压政策的政权；镇压措施；严厉的法律
• 压抑的；抑制的；克制的
  controlling emotions and desires and not allowing them to be expressed

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (政府)压制的，专制的，高压的
  Arepressivegovernment is one that restricts people's freedom and controls them by using force.
  1. The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
     当权的军政府压制人民，不得人心。

英英释义

adj

• restrictive of action
  1. a repressive regime
  2. an overly strict and inhibiting discipline
  Synonym:inhibitoryrepressing

双语例句

• Yes, how repressive is the bondage of family, society and school!
  是呵，家庭，社会与学校的束缚是何等的严紧呀！
• The silenced state is correlated with repressive histone and DNA methylation marks in the D1 promoter region but is not associated with DNA sequence alterations.
  基因沉默的这种状态与D1基因启动子中的组蛋白甲基化和DNA甲基化修饰受抑制有关，而不涉及DNA序列的改变。
• Meditation gives young children power over their thinking and their emotions, not by repressive self-control, but by enhanced self-understanding and self-acceptance.
  静心能让小孩子对思想和情绪有控制能力，这种控制不是依靠压抑和自我控制，而是依靠自我了解和自我接受的提升。
• The Establishment was thought to have sent the country into Vietnam; it was perfectly content with the status quo, with all its restrictions on freedom and tolerance for unjust social arrangements; it stood for all that was uptight and generally repressive in American culture.
  人们认为是统治集团让国家卷入了越南战争；统治集团限制自由、容忍不公平的社会分配，并对这样的现状还心满意足；统治集团代表了美国文化中极端保守和普遍专制的一切东西。
• But this relationship is qualitatively different from Cuba's African or Central American campaigns of the 1970s and 1980s. It remains a repressive regime, and yet, while the judgment is fine, the time is right for the US to open up more to Cuba.
  但这种关系与古巴上世纪七、八十年代在非洲和中美洲的活动有着质的区别。古巴依然是一个专制政权，不过，尽管这种判断没错，美国进一步对古巴开放的时机已经成熟。
• But many are unhappy about what they regard as the repressive rule of Beijing.
  但是许多人对北京政府的统治表示不满。
• The nation became independent in1844, but endured political instability and repressive governments.
  1844年独立，但是政治不稳定，政府专制。
• Critics of the proposal say it could have the opposite effect in Cuba, and actually empower the repressive government.
  批评这项议案的人士说，这将在古巴导致适得其反的效果，进一步加强压制性的古巴政府的力量。
• Webb's visit has raised speculation of a policy shift in Washington toward the repressive state.
  韦布访问缅甸使人们猜测华盛顿可能改变对缅甸的政策。
• The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
  当权的军政府压制人民，不得人心。