新概念英语第四册长难句讲解(21)

2026-02-08
【句型21】Some old people are oppressed by the fear of death.(Lesson 11)

  【译文】有些老人因恐惧死亡而苦恼。

  【讲解】oppress:使(心情等)沉重;使烦恼,折磨(to make someone feel unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable),例如:

  A sense of trouble ahead oppressed my spirits.

  前面的重重困难使我心情沉重。

  be oppressed by the unpleasant climate 被讨厌的气候弄得烦恼

  a writer oppressed by his shortcomings 对自己的短处感到苦恼的作家