tyrannical

英[tɪ'rænɪkl] 美[tɪ'rænɪkl]
  • adj. 暴虐的;压制的;残暴的
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Adjective:
  1. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior;

    "the oppressive government"
    "oppressive laws"
    "a tyrannical parent"
    "tyrannous disregard of human rights"

  2. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty;

    "an authoritarian regime"
    "autocratic government"
    "despotic rulers"
    "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"
    "a tyrannical government"

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Tyrannical Hollywood film moguls ruled their stars'lives.
好莱坞电影巨头操纵着旗下明星的生活.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. 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。

来自辞典例句

5. You know how inefficient and tyrannical government bureaucracies are.
你知道官僚主义政府多么无能,多么专横.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Jie was extremely tyrannical and dissolute.
      桀是个极端残暴、放荡的人。
    2. She married to get away from her tyrannical mother.
      她为了脱离她那个暴虐的母亲而结婚。
    3. She works for a tyrannical new boss.
      她在一个专横的新上司手下工作。
    4. 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。
    5. He has a tyrannical reign on his empire.
      他是个残暴的皇帝。
    6. The intruders' tyrannical behavior led the local people to revolt.
      侵略者的残虐的行径,激起了当地民众的反抗。