tyrant

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tyrant 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 暴君

[法] 专制君主, 暴君, 压制他人者

英文释义

n. a cruel and oppressive dictator

n. in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

n. any person who exercises power in a cruel way

tyrant 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 tyrant 在自然语境里怎么用：

So next time your furry tyrant has leftovers, it might be time for a fresh menu—or scent.

—— Does Your Cat Always Leave Behind a Half-Full Bowl of Food? New Research Points to Why Our Furry Friends Can Be Such Picky Eaters

This was during the Roman Empire, when a tyrant’s caprice could reduce you to penury or the penitentiary.

—— “My Racing Mind Keeps Me Up at Night; It’ll Be the Death of Me”

But the author’s overcooked ending—“like a tyrant with an iron fist”—shows where Mr.

—— Ancient Greek cities joined the Delian League to resist Persian aggression. They soon found themselves under the thumb of Athens

He is known as well as his role as co-editor at The New York Tyrant and work with Tyrant Books.

—— On the Dark Arts of Writing Dangerously (and Marriage, and Life in L.A.)

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