tyrannical
英 [tɪˈrænɪkl]
美 [tɪˈrænɪkl]
adj. 暴君的; 专横的; 残暴的
BNC.22145 / COCA.19452
牛津词典
adj.
- 暴君的;专横的;残暴的
using power or authority over people in an unfair and cruel way
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (人)暴君似的,专横的,残暴的
If you describe someone astyrannical, you mean that they are severe or unfair towards the people that they have authority over.- He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head...
他冲着暴戾的父亲的头部猛击了一下,把他打死了。 - His behavior grew more unpredictable by the day, and increasingly tyrannical.
他的行为越来越难以捉摸,而且愈发残暴。
- He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head...
- ADJ-GRADED (政府或组织)专制的,暴政的,暴虐的
If you describe a government or organization astyrannical, you mean that it acts without considering the wishes of its people and treats them cruelly or unfairly.- ...one of the world's most oppressive and tyrannical regimes.
世上最压迫人、最专制的政权之一
- ...one of the world's most oppressive and tyrannical regimes.
英英释义
adj
- characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
- an authoritarian regime
- autocratic government
- despotic rulers
- a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
- a tyrannical government
- marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
- the oppressive government
- oppressive laws
- a tyrannical parent
- tyrannous disregard of human rights
双语例句
- He thought he should rescue her from a tyrannical family.
他认为他应该把她从专制家庭中拯救出来。 - The more thoughtful critics did not wish to turn the clock back entirely and return to rote learning and tyrannical teachers; they simply said that structure and order have their place too.
深思熟虑的批评不希望时光完全倒流到死记硬背和教师强横的时代,他们只是说结构和顺序也有自己的位置。 - The conductor tends to be tyrannical at concert rehearsals.
那指挥在音乐会排演时态度往往变得很专横。 - She married to get away from her tyrannical mother.
她为了脱离她那个暴虐的母亲而结婚。 - Chomsky's America is a tyrannical behemoth which exploits and terrorizes, forcing its will on its own citizens and the rest of the world.
乔姆斯基的美国是一个暴虐的庞然大物,剥削、恐怖统治,将其意愿强加给本国国民和全世界。 - Oh, of course, I was exacting and tyrannical and unkind.
啊!当然,我苛刻,专横,粗暴。 - He's shamed by the fact that he has been defending injustice and the tyrannical way of life.
他感到羞愧的原因是,自己一直在捍卫,不公及专制君主式的人生。 - When Leona Helmsley, the tyrannical Hotel tycoon, drafted her will, the witness who signed it must have been a bit surprised.
当性格暴烈的酒店业大亨利昂娜赫尔姆斯利(leonahelmsley)起草遗嘱时,签字的证人一定有点吃惊。 - I think you're very harsh and tyrannical.
我看你太严酷、太霸道了。 - The Sui dynasty's early demise was attributed to the government's tyrannical demands on the people, who bore the crushing burden of taxes and compulsory labor.
隋朝的迅速消亡是政府对人民进行残酷统治的结果,人民承担着沉重的苛捐杂税和义务劳动。