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tyr·an·nize (also tyrannise British English) /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive] CRUELto use power over someone cruelly or unfairly (对…)施以暴政;专横地对待 The children were tyrannized by their father. 孩子们受到父亲专横的对待。tyrannize over armed groups tyrannizing over civilians 欺压平民的武装组织→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustyrannize• The household was tyrannized by a brutal father.• We are tyrannized by verbiage and have lost our very soul.• Either way, they do not need to tyrannize the literate newcomer.tyr·an·nize verbChineseSyllable over power someone to unfairly use or Corpus cruelly |