tyrannized

英 [ˈtɪrənaɪzd]

美 [ˈtɪrənaɪzd]

v.  对…施行暴政; 专横地对待
tyrannize的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 tyrannise


• VERB 欺压;专横(或暴虐)地对待
  If you say that one persontyrannizesanother, you mean that the first person uses their power over the second person in order to treat them very cruelly and unfairly.
  1. ...fathers who tyrannize their families...
     专横对待家人的父亲
  2. Armed groups use their power to tyrannise over civilians.
     武装组织用武力欺压平民。

双语例句

• The Fascists once tyrannized a large part of the world.
  法西斯曾在世界很大范围内横行霸道。
• When children are teased or tyrannized, the parental impulse is to grab the phone and rant.
  当孩子遭到取笑或被蛮横对待时，父母的本能反应都是抓起电话，大声抱怨。