tyranny

noun

1. 暴虐；专横；苛政；专政
   unfair or cruel use of power or authority
   1. a victim of oppression and tyranny
      压迫和暴政的受害者
   2. The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father.
      孩子们无法抵御其父的虐待。
   3. the tyrannies of Nazi rule
      纳粹统治的暴行
   4. These days it seems we must all submit to the tyranny of the motor car.
      如今，似乎所有人都离不开汽车了。
2. 暴君统治；暴君统治的国家
   the rule of a tyrant ; a country under this rule
   1. Any political system refusing to allow dissent becomes a tyranny.
      任何不允许不同政见的政治体制都会变成专制。

1. N-VAR 暴政;苛政;专制政府
   A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else.
   1. He described these regimes as tyrannies and dictatorships…
      他把这些政权称作专制与独裁政府。
   2. Self-expression and individuality are the greatest weapons against tyranny.
      自我表现与追求个性是反抗暴政的最佳武器。
2. N-UNCOUNT 专横;苛刻;严酷
   If you describe someone's behaviour and treatment of others that they have authority over as tyranny, you mean that they are severe with them or unfair to them.
   1. I'm the sole victim of Mother's tyranny.
      我是唯一受母亲严加管制的人。
3. N-COUNT (不中意或令人不快的)必需品
   You can describe something that you have to use or have as a tyranny if you think it is undesirable or unpleasant.
   1. The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.
      电话是现代生活中让人最反感的必需品之一。

1. As President, he affirmed that no tyranny went unnoticed.
   他以总统的名义宣称没有对任何暴行置若罔闻。
2. I'm the sole victim of Mother's tyranny.
   我是唯一受母亲严加管制的人。
3. The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.
   电话是现代生活中让人最反感的必需品之一。
4. He finally left home in an effort to counter the tyranny of arranged marriage in the old society.
   他弃家出走，是对旧社会婚姻压迫的反动。
5. Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny and husbands to jealousy.
   猜疑使君王倾向于专制，使丈夫倾向于妒忌。
6. The sacrifices of these brave troops have rescued millions from lives of tyranny and sorrow, and made America more secure.
   牺牲这些勇敢的部队已经救出数百万人的生命的专制和悲伤，使美国更安全。
7. Show of hands. All opposed to Leonard and his reign of tyranny?
   现在请所有反对莱纳德和他的专制帝国的人举手。
8. I want to help, but there is a tyranny involved.
   我想帮你的忙，但是这牵涉到一桩伤天害理的事。
9. We see also the reign or tyranny of custom, what it is.
   我们也可以见到习惯底统治或专制，可以看出它是怎么回事。
10. Love be a sweet tyranny, because the lover endure his torment willingly.
    爱情专横又甜蜜，忍受折磨也乐意。
11. All revolutionary upheaval and transition from tyranny is.
    所有革命性的剧变和摆脱专制的过渡都会经历这样的时刻。
12. The organization helps victims of domestic tyranny.
    这个组织帮助那些家庭暴虐的受害者。
13. Those States lie under a tyranny.
    那些国家处于专制统治之下。
14. The anger of Arabs has been directed at the tyranny of their own rulers.
    阿拉伯各国人民的愤怒一直都针对本国统治者的苛政。
15. Another cognate cause of crime of violence was the family tyranny.
    导致凶暴的犯罪行为的另一个同类的原因是家庭内的专制主义。
16. And to the American soldiers we say, you can also choose to fight tyranny with us.
    对于美国士兵我们说，你可以选择暴力与我们战斗。
17. Caesar has put an end to patrician tyranny.
    恺撒已经结束了贵族们的统治。
18. They fled poverty, turmoil and tyranny and are used to being treated as objects, not subjects, he says.
    他们当初逃离了贫穷、动荡和专制，习惯了被当作客体，而非主体。
19. Whenever and wherever tyranny threatened, he has always championed liberty.
    不论暴君在什么时候或在什么地方肆虐，他都一直高举自由的大旗。
20. The persecutions which he endured and witnessed at school gave him a lifelong detestation of tyranny and violence.
    他在学校所亲身遭受和亲眼目睹的种种迫害使他终生厌恶专制和暴力。
21. The truth is, you're the weak and I'm the tyranny of evil men.
    事实是，你是弱者，而我是邪恶的代言人。
22. Tom was often the victim of his grandfather's tyranny.
    汤姆过去经常是他祖父专制的牺牲品。
23. In the intellectual sphere the advocacy of this intolerant tyranny is represented by positivism.
    在知识界，拥护这种不宽容的专制的，以实证论为代表。
24. He predicted the formation of a rights-crushing majoritarian tyranny.
    他对一种权利压倒多数主义专制的形成做过预言。
25. They wanted freedom from symptom of corruption, fraud and tyranny.
    他们不想再面对腐败，欺诈和不公平的状况。
26. It has prevented the American people from playing their proper role in eliminating tyranny and violence and in helping bring peace, justice and security.
    它使得美国人民不能在消灭专制和暴力以及带来和平、正义和安全方面扮演正当的角色。
27. To free it from the tyranny of beauty.
    将它从美貌的统治中解放出来。
28. We will continue to resist aggression because tyranny must be resisted.
    我们将继续抵制侵略因为暴君统治一定要受到反抗。
29. Intolerance can lead to discrimination and tyranny.
    排他又将导致歧视和独断。
30. This, the president promised us, was a war against tyranny.
    总统向我们许诺，这是一场反对苛政的战争。

noun

1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

   Synonym:    dictatorshipabsolutismauthoritarianismCaesarismdespotismmonocracyone-man ruleshogunateStalinismtotalitarianism

2. dominance through threat of punishment and violence

   Synonym:    absolutismdespotism