释义 |
sat-upon, ppl. a. colloq.|ˈsætəpɒn| [See sit v. 26 d.] Downtrodden, humiliated, ‘squashed’.
1892Times 30 July 8/2 In his concession, where he is an apologetic and much sat-upon importation, the foreign resident does no harm. 1893Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Feb. 128 With that sat-upon sort of man..you never know where he may break out. |