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

• 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。
• 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。
• The servants could not bear his tyrannical and evil conduct long: Joseph and I were the only two that would stay.
  仆人们受不了他的暴虐行为，不久都走了。约瑟夫和我是仅有的两个愿留下的人。
• 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。
• The earth was saved by a strong and tyrannical archer named Hou Yi.
  一位身强体壮、性格暴虐名叫后羿的弓箭手拯救了人间。
• 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。
• Overcoming ill health and the jealous objections of her tyrannical father, she eloped to Italy with Robert Browning and married him in1846.
  她克服了疾病和她暴虐父亲的专横反对，与罗伯特·朗宁私奔到意大利，并于1846年与他结婚。
• The lion was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical ( 2), but just and gentle as a king could be.
  狮子既不暴躁残忍，也不专横，而就像国王那样，公正平和。
• 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。