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

• Often the artists have to work on forbidden themes and in defiance of repressive governments.
  艺术家往往不得不挖掘被禁的主题，无视政府的压制。
• Apply economic sanctions against a repressive regime.
  对一压制人民的政体实行经济制裁。
• 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。
• A country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police ( especially secret police).
  通过警察（尤其是秘密警察）对人民实行压制控制的国家。
• 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。
• In any event, there are geopolitical bargains and lucrative trade deals to be struck with repressive regimes.
  不管怎样，西方总会与专制政权达成地缘政治交易和利润丰厚的贸易协议。
• The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
  当权的军政府压制人民，不得人心。
• 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。
• It called on the fashion world to take a uniform approach internationally and deplored the use of selectively repressive measures, referring to those now under consideration.
  该联盟号召时尚界在国际上采取统一方法，对使用选择性压制举措表示谴责，这里指的就是目前正在考虑之中的提案。
• But even in applying its repressive instruments it has learnt how to use them more efficiently.
  但即使在运用压制的手段上，党也学会了提高效率。