heavy-handed

英 [ˌhevi ˈhændɪd] 美 [ˌhevi ˈhændɪd]

adj.  缺乏同情心的; 冷酷的; 强暴的; 高压的; 用某物过多的; 大手大脚的

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牛津词典

adj.

  1. 缺乏同情心的;冷酷的
    not showing a sympathetic understanding of the feelings of other people
    1. a heavy-handed approach
      冷酷无情的方法
  2. 强暴的;高压的
    using unnecessary force
    1. heavy-handed police methods
      警察的高压手段
  3. 用某物过多的;大手大脚的
    using too much of sth in a way that can cause damage
    1. Don't be too heavy-handed with the salt.
      别放太多的盐。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 粗暴的;暴虐的
    If you say that someone's behaviour is heavy-handed, you mean that they are too forceful or too rough.
    1. ...heavy-handed police tactics...
      警方的粗暴手段
    2. The demonstration had been dealt with in a violent and heavy-handed way...
      示威遭到了残暴的镇压。
    3. You can't be heavy-handed. You have to make people aware that you understand their concerns.
      你不能太高压。必须让人们知道你理解他们的担忧。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 用量太多的;重手的;笨拙的
    If someone is heavy-handed with something, they use too much of it or use it in a clumsy way.
    1. It all depends on how heavy-handed you are with the paprika...
      这要看你下多重的辣椒粉了。
    2. In fact she tends to be a little heavy-handed when she wears make-up.
      实际上她的妆往往化得有点过浓。

双语例句

  1. The demonstration had been dealt with in a violent and heavy-handed way
    示威遭到了残暴的镇压。
  2. You can't be heavy-handed. You have to make people aware that you understand their concerns.
    你不能太高压。必须让人们知道你理解他们的担忧。
  3. It all depends on how heavy-handed you are with the paprika
    这要看你下多重的辣椒粉了。
  4. In fact she tends to be a little heavy-handed when she wears make-up.
    实际上她的妆往往化得有点过浓。
  5. A heavy-handed approach from the police could undo that good impression
    警方采取高压手段可能会毁掉之前留下的好印象。
  6. Japan is getting heavy-handed in its crackdown on smoking.
    日本正加大对吸烟的打击力度。
  7. These heavy-handed intimidation and harassment tactics are completely unacceptable and are a tarnish to your government's reputation.
    这种严厉的恐吓和骚扰战术是完全不能接受的,并损害了你的政府的声誉。
  8. Instead, it is resorting to heavy-handed protectionism of the labour market.
    相反,英国政府对劳动力市场诉诸高压的保护主义政策。
  9. However, Mr Greenspan warns that a heavy-handed regulatory response to the crisis would do more harm than good because it would depress global share prices.
    然而,格林斯潘警告称,监管机构对危机的严厉反应弊大于利,因为这将压低全球股价。
  10. No regulatory system can prevent every collapse or detect every fraud, however intricate, adaptable or heavy-handed.
    任何监管体系都不能防止每一起倒闭,或发现每一宗欺诈,无论这套体系有多么精巧、适应性有多强或者采取何种高压手段。
  11. You have to admit they were rather heavy-handed in the way they dealt with the protests.
    你不得不承认他们处理那些抗议的方法太残酷了。
  12. Our will was only emboldened by Mayor Bloomberg's heavy-handed attempt to eradicate Occupy Wall Street;
    布隆伯格市长试图消除占领华尔街运动让我们更加勇敢;
  13. My grandfather was heavy-handed with my father but very indulgent with us grandchildren.
    祖国的好山河寸土不让。我祖父对我父亲很严厉,却很纵容我们孙辈们。
  14. The FSA appears to be more heavy-handed than the Fed so which guidelines should we be following?
    FSA看起来比美联储更为严厉,那我们应该遵循哪一套准则呢?
  15. They do not like working for heavy-handed bosses.
    他们不喜欢为专横的老板工作。
  16. Yet the Chinese have also been heavy-handed about any hint of disruption or loss of face.
    不过,对于任何扰乱稳定或令人丢面子的蛛丝马迹,中方也采取了高压手段。
  17. The oil provides a little barrier against the exfoliator, in case you are a bit heavy-handed.
    精华油提供了一个屏障去角质,这样你就可以很好的处理角质问题。
  18. In his public appearances he sought to hide his vulnerability behind his heavy-handed clowning.
    在公开场合,他总是企图用笨拙的粗鲁举止来掩饰他的弱点。
  19. In expanding investment, we must be fast and heavy-handed.
    在扩大投资方面,我们必须快速反应,重拳出击。
  20. If the problem is that he's heavy-handed with his cologne, ask him nicely to tone it down.
    如果问题是重科隆交给他的,要求他很好的调下来。
  21. Big iron ore producers have bristled at what they regard as heavy-handed tactics in last year's price negotiations.
    大型铁矿石生产商被去年谈判中它们所认为的高压策略激怒了。
  22. He told a heavy-handed joke about bill's baldness that embarrassed everyone.
    他讲了一个关于比尔秃头的不文雅笑话,使得大家很难堪。
  23. Heavy-handed attempts to extract more from consumers or Internet services would put some of those gains at risk.
    旨在从消费者或互联网服务中榨取更多利益的粗暴尝试,将危及它们获得的某些好处。
  24. We are incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies.
    政府的粗暴的经济政策把我们激怒了。
  25. Policymakers should resist imposing heavy-handed regulations.
    决策者们应抵制实施严厉管控的做法。
  26. Equally welcome is the meeting's recognition that heavy-handed policing is not the solution.
    同样令人欢迎的是此次会议承认了严厉的监督并非解决之道。
  27. But heavy-handed regulators and compliance officers are forever reacting to the last disaster.
    但严厉的监管者及合规官员总是在最后一场灾难降临时才做出反应。
  28. But critics say the record companies are risking a backlash as music fans take offense at the heavy-handed treatment.
    但是评论家说,唱片公司正冒着引发强烈反对的风险,因为乐迷会因遭受强制手段的对待而感到生气。
  29. In a world where goodwill is scarce, heavy-handed dialogues engender resentments that spill over into other spheres.
    在一个善意匮乏的世界中,笨拙的对话会造成蔓延至其它领域的憎恨情绪。
  30. To use power or authority, especially in an excessive or heavy-handed way.
    滥用权势,耀武扬威尤指以一种过分或严厉的方式使用权力或地位。