tyranny

英 [ˈtɪrəni]

美 [ˈtɪrəni]

n.  暴虐; 专横; 苛政; 专政; 暴君统治; 暴君统治的国家

复数：tyrannies　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11557 / COCA.9346

牛津词典

noun

• 暴虐；专横；苛政；专政
  unfair or cruel use of power or authority
  1. a victim of oppression and tyranny
     压迫和暴政的受害者
  2. The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father.
     孩子们无法抵御其父的虐待。
  3. the tyrannies of Nazi rule
     纳粹统治的暴行
  4. These days it seems we must all submit to the tyranny of the motor car.
     如今，似乎所有人都离不开汽车了。
• 暴君统治；暴君统治的国家
  the rule of a tyrant ; a country under this rule
  1. Any political system refusing to allow dissent becomes a tyranny.
     任何不允许不同政见的政治体制都会变成专制。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 暴政;苛政;专制政府
  Atyrannyis a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else.
  1. He described these regimes as tyrannies and dictatorships…
     他把这些政权称作专制与独裁政府。
  2. Self-expression and individuality are the greatest weapons against tyranny.
     自我表现与追求个性是反抗暴政的最佳武器。
• N-UNCOUNT 专横;苛刻;严酷
  If you describe someone's behaviour and treatment of others that they have authority over astyranny, you mean that they are severe with them or unfair to them.
  1. I'm the sole victim of Mother's tyranny.
     我是唯一受母亲严加管制的人。
• N-COUNT (不中意或令人不快的)必需品
  You can describe something that you have to use or have as atyrannyif you think it is undesirable or unpleasant.
  1. The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.
     电话是现代生活中让人最反感的必需品之一。

英英释义

noun

• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
  Synonym:dictatorshipabsolutismauthoritarianismCaesarismdespotismmonocracyone-man ruleshogunateStalinismtotalitarianism
• dominance through threat of punishment and violence
  Synonym:absolutismdespotism

双语例句

• The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.
  电话是现代生活中让人最反感的必需品之一。
• I want to help, but there is a tyranny involved.
  我想帮你的忙，但是这牵涉到一桩伤天害理的事。
• We will continue to resist aggression because tyranny must be resisted.
  我们将继续抵制侵略因为暴君统治一定要受到反抗。
• We see also the reign or tyranny of custom, what it is.
  我们也可以见到习惯底统治或专制，可以看出它是怎么回事。
• It has prevented the American people from playing their proper role in eliminating tyranny and violence and in helping bring peace, justice and security.
  它使得美国人民不能在消灭专制和暴力以及带来和平、正义和安全方面扮演正当的角色。
• Tom was often the victim of his grandfather's tyranny.
  汤姆过去经常是他祖父专制的牺牲品。
• The persecutions which he endured and witnessed at school gave him a lifelong detestation of tyranny and violence.
  他在学校所亲身遭受和亲眼目睹的种种迫害使他终生厌恶专制和暴力。
• They fled poverty, turmoil and tyranny and are used to being treated as objects, not subjects, he says.
  他们当初逃离了贫穷、动荡和专制，习惯了被当作客体，而非主体。
• All revolutionary upheaval and transition from tyranny is.
  所有革命性的剧变和摆脱专制的过渡都会经历这样的时刻。
• This, the president promised us, was a war against tyranny.
  总统向我们许诺，这是一场反对苛政的战争。