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

• No one will like to live in a tyrannical despotism.
  谁也不愿意生活在一个暴君专制的国家。
• 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。
• 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。
• Oh, of course, I was exacting and tyrannical and unkind.
  啊！当然，我苛刻，专横，粗暴。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。