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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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 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。
• 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。
• Oh, of course, I was exacting and tyrannical and unkind.
  啊！当然，我苛刻，专横，粗暴。
• However, his beautiful wife Chang E drank the elixir of life in order to save the people from her husband's tyrannical rule.
  而他美丽的妻子嫦娥为了帮助人们脱离他暴虐的统治偷偷喝下了长生不老药。
• He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents
  他和他专横残暴的父母一样为人惧怕和憎恨。
• Jie was extremely tyrannical and dissolute.
  桀是个极端残暴，放荡的人。