| 词汇 | tyranny |
| 释义 | tyranny noun[ U ] uk /ˈtɪr.ən.i/ us /ˈtɪr.ən.i/ government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly: 暴政，专制统治 This, the president promised us, was a war against tyranny.总统向我们许诺，这是一场反对暴政的战争。 a situation in which someone or something controls how you are able to live, in an unfair way: 暴虐，专横 Women, the play seems to suggest, must resist the tyranny of domesticity.这部戏似乎表明，妇女必须抵制家务的束缚。 Systems of government absolutism advanced capitalism ancien régime anti-apartheid anti-communism democrat democratic democratically democratization democratize junta kakistocracy kleptocracy kleptocratic majority rule plutocracy plutocratic police state post-apartheid pre-fascist You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Treating people or animals badly Lack of freedom to act tyranny | American Dictionarytyranny noun[ C/U ] us/ˈtɪr·ə·ni/ social studies unlimited authority or use of power, or a government which exercises such power without any control or limits tyrannicaladjectiveus/tɪˈræn·ɪ·kəl/ American revolutionaries believed the British government was tyrannical. tyrannizeverb[ T ]us/ˈtɪr·əˌnɑɪz/ In school, he was the big bully who tyrannized the whole playground. tyrantnoun[ C ]us/ˈtɑɪ·rənt/ Their father was a tyrant, feared by all his children. Examples of tyrannytyranny Faith, certainty, dogmas, anathemas, prayers, prohibitions, orders, taboos, tyrannies, wars and glories overwhelmed the order of things. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Even in some democratic areas—certainly in some tyrannies—civil wars, ethnic conflicts or other internecine strife predominate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We felt that it weakened our argument all over the world, where we had to stand up against other injustice and tyrannies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know of "people's democracies"and allegedly"democratic" republics which are no more than tyrannies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the most dangerous of all tyrannies is to prevent a person from leaving a country to work and live abroad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has talked as though something new was being done, something which will be creating precedent and setting up tyrannies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result of that fear, it allows tyrannies to flourish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they ever suffer from these tyrannies it will be because they did not employ proper counsel to draft their schemes for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I make no apology for saying that the international community as such has on many occasions turned a blind eye to tyrannies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The triple tyrannies of the diet, fashion and health industries have conspired to give us a wholly misleading idea of what a healthy weight is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tyrannies have always been afraid of free artistic expression. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this country we have dealt with a great many tyrannies, one after the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are undoubtedly a number of tyrannies—far too many, in fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do you think they would stand for the awful tyrannies and tragedies of the various marketing boards in this country? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While we are on the subject of tyrannies abroad, it may be worth turning to the issues in part 5. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of tyranny These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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