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

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