tyr·an·nize
verb/ˈtɪrənaɪz/
/ˈtɪrənaɪz/
(British English also tyrannise)
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tyrannize | /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it tyrannizes | /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪz/ /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple tyrannized | /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ |
| past participle tyrannized | /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ /ˈtɪrənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form tyrannizing | /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtɪrənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to use your power to treat somebody in a cruel or unfair way
对…施行暴政；专横地对待 - tyrannize somebody/something a father who tyrannizes his children
一个虐待孩子的父亲 - Companies must not be allowed to exploit and tyrannize employees made desperate by economic collapse.
决不能允许公司剥削和欺压因经济崩溃而绝望的员工。 - tyrannize over somebody/something Since he took power five years ago, he has tyrannized over the people of this small nation.
自从五年前掌权后，他一直对这个小国的人民施行暴政。
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French tyranniser, from tyran ‘tyrant’. - tyrannize somebody/something a father who tyrannizes his children