| 词汇 | tyrannize |
| 释义 | tyrannize verb[ T ] (UK usuallytyrannise)uk /ˈtɪr.ən.aɪz/ us /ˈtɪr.ən.aɪz/ to treat someone cruelly, controlling everything that they do: 对…施以暴政；暴虐地对待，专横地对待 He was one of those school bullies who tyrannized the whole playground.他是学校里小霸王似的人物，在整个操场上称王称霸。 Controlling and being in charge aggrandize assert your authority assume assumption authoritative cynical get the better of someoneidiom get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom get/fall into the wrong handsidiom govern guiding principle paternalistically peremptorily peremptory play Godidiom plenipotentiary slow tame wrangle wrangler You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Treating people or animals badly Examples of tyrannizetyrannize There may be no real risk of any group being so discrete and insular as to be in danger of being tyrannized by a majority. Democracy is not simply majority rule; majorities can tyrannize over minorities and individuals, who need protection on democratic grounds. But even below decks we tyrannize one another. Lonsdale soon finds how well-born officers tyrannize non-commissioned officers and soldiers alike; meanwhile, the officers are depicted as coxcombs, rakes, gamblers, and so forth. It is better that a man should tyrannize over his bank balance than over his fellow citizens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Mill admits that this new form of society seemed immune to tyranny because there was no fear of tyrannizing over self. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Diederich's life, from his childhood, are characterized by being slavishly subservient to his superiors while tyrannizing those below him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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