tyrannize verb
also British tyrannise /ˈtirəˌnaɪz/ tyrannizes; tyrannized; tyrannizing
also British tyrannise /ˈtirəˌnaɪz/ tyrannizes; tyrannized; tyrannizing
Learner's definition of TYRANNIZE
: to use power to treat (people) in a cruel and unfair way施行暴政;专横地对待 [+ object]
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a government that tyrannizes its own people对人民施以暴政的政府
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The owner of the company is nothing but a bully who tyrannizes his employees. [=who behaves like a tyrant toward his employees]这家公司的所有者不过是一个欺压员工的恶霸。
[no object]
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