heavy-handed

英 [ˌhevi ˈhændɪd]

美 [ˌhevi ˈhændɪd]

adj.  缺乏同情心的; 冷酷的; 强暴的; 高压的; 用某物过多的; 大手大脚的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 缺乏同情心的；冷酷的
  not showing a sympathetic understanding of the feelings of other people
  1. a heavy-handed approach
     冷酷无情的方法
• 强暴的；高压的
  using unnecessary force
  1. heavy-handed police methods
     警察的高压手段
• 用某物过多的；大手大脚的
  using too much of sth in a way that can cause damage
  1. Don't be too heavy-handed with the salt.
     别放太多的盐。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 粗暴的;暴虐的
  If you say that someone's behaviour isheavy-handed, you mean that they are too forceful or too rough.
  1. ...heavy-handed police tactics...
     警方的粗暴手段
  2. The demonstration had been dealt with in a violent and heavy-handed way...
     示威遭到了残暴的镇压。
  3. You can't be heavy-handed. You have to make people aware that you understand their concerns.
     你不能太高压。必须让人们知道你理解他们的担忧。
• ADJ-GRADED 用量太多的;重手的;笨拙的
  If someone isheavy-handed withsomething, they use too much of it or use it in a clumsy way.
  1. It all depends on how heavy-handed you are with the paprika...
     这要看你下多重的辣椒粉了。
  2. In fact she tends to be a little heavy-handed when she wears make-up.
     实际上她的妆往往化得有点过浓。

双语例句

• However, Mr Greenspan warns that a heavy-handed regulatory response to the crisis would do more harm than good because it would depress global share prices.
  然而，格林斯潘警告称，监管机构对危机的严厉反应弊大于利，因为这将压低全球股价。
• In expanding investment, we must be fast and heavy-handed.
  在扩大投资方面，我们必须快速反应，重拳出击。
• But heavy-handed regulators and compliance officers are forever reacting to the last disaster.
  但严厉的监管者及合规官员总是在最后一场灾难降临时才做出反应。
• You have to admit they were rather heavy-handed in the way they dealt with the protests.
  你不得不承认他们处理那些抗议的方法太残酷了。
• Yet the Chinese have also been heavy-handed about any hint of disruption or loss of face.
  不过，对于任何扰乱稳定或令人丢面子的蛛丝马迹，中方也采取了高压手段。
• We are incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies.
  政府的粗暴的经济政策把我们激怒了。
• No regulatory system can prevent every collapse or detect every fraud, however intricate, adaptable or heavy-handed.
  任何监管体系都不能防止每一起倒闭，或发现每一宗欺诈，无论这套体系有多么精巧、适应性有多强或者采取何种高压手段。
• The demonstration had been dealt with in a violent and heavy-handed way
  示威遭到了残暴的镇压。
• In a world where goodwill is scarce, heavy-handed dialogues engender resentments that spill over into other spheres.
  在一个善意匮乏的世界中，笨拙的对话会造成蔓延至其它领域的憎恨情绪。
• To use power or authority, especially in an excessive or heavy-handed way.
  滥用权势，耀武扬威尤指以一种过分或严厉的方式使用权力或地位。