词汇 | downtrodden |
释义 | downtrodden adjective uk /ˈdaʊnˌtrɒd.ən/ us /ˈdaʊnˌtrɑː.dən/ treated badly and unfairly: 被践踏的;被压迫的;被欺压的 the downtrodden masses被压迫的大众 Treating people or animals badly a raw dealidiom abuser anti-harassment at the hands of someoneidiom batten batten on someone ill-treat ill-treatment ill-used impose inflict prey on something put someone through something put upon reduce uncared for use victimization victimize victimology downtrodden | American Dictionarydowntrodden adjective us/ˈdɑʊnˈtrɑd·ən/ not provided with opportunities because of having been treated unfairly by someone in authority Examples of downtroddendowntrodden The old nag is the voice of women and the downtrodden whose struggles will not dramatically change, regardless of political slogans. It then touches on five main areas of complaint before describing how the commons are downtrodden. The tendency of upwardly mobile members of a downtrodden class to disassociate from that class can be found within many contexts. The day of the downtrodden had come. Majid fed the poor, the weak, the downtrodden. Rohr's windows are in fact the occupations of these musicians, from church musicians and downtrodden orchestral opera pit players to exalted opera stars. I will remain forever downtrodden. They often suggest - but less often realize - the prospects for overcoming misleadingly abstract distinctions among 'class', 'race', 'gender ' and 'ethnicity ' in the lives of the downtrodden. Who will speak for the downtrodden and the oppressed? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English To say that the individual ins being downtrodden and is denied redress is a gross distortion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing but the notion of bringing an uplift and advantage to the country which they thought was downtrodden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has set out himself, he tells us, as the protector of the poor downtrodden ratepayer from the tyranny of the local corporation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not feel downtrodden or put upon, but they share a collective interest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has turned a sad, downtrodden and declining industry into one of the great success stories of the past 20 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reality is that the struggle of the oppressed and downtrodden is accelerating and striding ahead with seven league boots. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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