tyrannical

英 [tɪˈrænɪkl]

美 [tɪˈrænɪkl]

adj.  暴君的; 专横的; 残暴的

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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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. ...one of the world's most oppressive and tyrannical regimes.
     世上最压迫人、最专制的政权之一

英英释义

adj

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  1. an authoritarian regime
  2. autocratic government
  3. despotic rulers
  4. a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
  5. a tyrannical government
  Synonym:authoritarianautocraticdictatorialdespotictyrannic
• marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
  1. the oppressive government
  2. oppressive laws
  3. a tyrannical parent
  4. tyrannous disregard of human rights
  Synonym:oppressivetyrannous

双语例句

• 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。
• He has a tyrannical reign on his empire.
  他是个残暴的皇帝。
• Really the atmosphere of a variorum scholarly edition is an atmosphere of take your choice, not a kind of tyrannical imposition on the public of a particular version of the text.
  这种集注的学术版本真的给读者一种自己选择的氛围，而不是独断地强加给读者，某种特定的版本。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think you're very harsh and tyrannical.
  我看你太严酷、太霸道了。
• Tyrannical Hollywood film moguls ruled their stars 'lives.
  好莱坞电影巨头操纵着旗下明星的生活。
• Like all tyrannical leaders, he demanded unquestioning obedience from his followers.
  像所有的专制领导一样，他要求他的追随者绝对服从。
• 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。
• Tyrannical governments sitting on oilfields will be more likely to find protection from powerful oil-consuming countries.
  坐拥油田的专制政府将更有可能得到实力强大的石油消费国的保护。