tyrannize
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you say that one person tyrannizes another, you mean that the first person uses their power over the second person in order to treat them very cruelly and unfairly. 欺压
...fathers who tyrannize their families. ...专横对待家人的父亲。
Armed groups use their power to tyrannize over civilians. 武装组织用它们的武力来欺压平民。
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tyrannize /ˈtɪrəˌnaɪz/ (tyrannizing,tyrannized,tyrannizes)
BRIT also tyrannise
剑桥词典
- 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。 返回 tyrannize