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

• Churches and secular buildings were built over the centuries by tyrannical popes and kings.
  教会和修道院建于中世纪的教皇和国王时期。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hou Yi ignored her advice and, corrupted by fame and fortune, became a tyrannical leader.
  然而后羿没有理会王母娘娘的警告，他被名利冲昏了头脑，变成了一个暴君。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He has a tyrannical reign on his empire.
  他是个残暴的皇帝。
• Behaviours which in another man might have been called delusional, obsessive or tyrannical were in Jobs seen as evidence of high standards and great leadership.
  这些行为放在别人身上会被称为妄想症、强迫症和专横，放在乔布斯身上却被视为坚持高标准和领导力高超的证明。