repressive
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·pres·sive /rɪˈpresɪv/ adjective 1 PGCONTROLa repressive government or law controls people in a cruel and severe way 〔政府或法律〕残酷的，严苛的 SYN oppressive a repressive regime 残酷苛刻的政权 repressive measures 高压措施2. not allowing the expression of feelings or desires, especially sexual ones 〔尤指性欲〕压抑的，抑制的，克制的 —repressively adverb —repressiveness noun [uncountable]
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repressive• This was a predominantly Protestant force which soon came to be regarded as repressive and bigoted by the Catholic minority.• It thereby assists the maintenance of domestic capitalist interests and elaborates its repressive apparatuses.• The guaranteed absence of external intervention left the regime a free hand to continue its repressive domestic policies.• The country has repressive laws and jails full of political prisoners.• It is feared that this may prove the beginning of further repressive measures.• When we live with war, under a repressive regime we can not close our eyes any more.• Both the Sandinistas and Frelimo came to power after a liberation struggle against highly repressive regimes.• Just as thirty years before, here again were feminist divisions over using the repressive state to enforce women's demands.• The customs were exceedingly repressive toward women.re·pres·sive adjectiveChineseSyllable
or repressive Corpus law cruel a government people in controls a
repressive
re‧pres‧sive /rɪˈpresɪv/
adjective
1. a repressive government or law controls people in a cruel and severe way
SYN oppressive:
a repressive regime
repressive measures
2. not allowing the expression of feelings or desires, especially sexual ones
—repressively adverb
—repressiveness noun [uncountable]
re‧pres‧sive /rɪˈpresɪv/
adjective1. a repressive government or law controls people in a cruel and severe way
SYN oppressive:
2. not allowing the expression of feelings or desires, especially sexual ones
—repressively adverb
—repressiveness noun [uncountable]