tyrant

英 [ˈtaɪrənt]

美 [ˈtaɪrənt]

n.  暴君; 专制君主; 暴虐的统治者

复数：tyrants　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12082 / COCA.11629

牛津词典

noun

• 暴君；专制君主；暴虐的统治者
  a person who has complete power in a country and uses it in a cruel and unfair way
  1. The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants.
     这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。
  2. His boss is a complete tyrant.
     他的老板是个不折不扣的暴君。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暴君;专制君主;暴君似的人
  You can usetyrantto refer to someone who treats the people they have authority over in a cruel and unfair way.
  1. Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants.
     自 1804 年以来，该国大部分时间都处于暴君的统治之下。
  2. ...households where the father was a tyrant.
     父亲残暴专横的家庭

英英释义

noun

• a cruel and oppressive dictator
  Synonym:autocratdespot
• any person who exercises power in a cruel way
  1. his father was a tyrant
• in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

双语例句

• Aristotle concludes that there is no wickedness too great for a tyrant.
  亚里士多德结论说，对一个僭主来说，没有什么罪恶是太大的。
• For years the country was ruled by a tyrant.
  这个国家被一个暴君统治了好多年。
• In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws.
  在一个共和政体，那是衰弱者的天堂，政治家是一个服从法律的小暴君。
• Their father was areal tyrant.
  他们的父亲是个暴君。
• Your courage and character have been unbreakable in the face of the tyrant.
  面对暴君时，你们的勇气和品格牢不可破。
• No greater misfortune befalls a country than to be governed by a tyrant.
  没有比一个国家被暴君统治而更不幸的了。
• The country was oppressed by a tyrant's rule.
  该国受到暴君统治的压迫。
• Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants.
  自1804年以来，该国大部分时间都处于暴君的统治之下。
• Our enemy is a madman, a tyrant who will not give up so easily.
  我们的敌人是疯子，一个不是那么容易放弃的暴君。
• A gentleman is never a tyrant or a bully.
  绅士绝不会是一个暴君或者欺凌弱小者。