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单词 tyranny
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tyranny
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtɪr.ən.i/us
/ˈtɪr.ən.i/
governmentby arulerorsmallgroupofpeoplewho haveunlimitedpowerover thepeopleintheircountryorstateand use itunfairlyandcruelly:
暴政，专制统治
This, thepresidentpromisedus, was awaragainst tyranny.总统向我们许诺，这是一场反对暴政的战争。
asituationin which someone or somethingcontrolshow you areabletolive, in anunfairway:
暴虐，专横
Women, theplayseemstosuggest, mustresistthetyrannyofdomesticity.这部戏似乎表明，妇女必须抵制家务的束缚。
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Treating people or animals badly
Lack of freedom to act
(Definition oftyrannyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tyranny| American Dictionary

tyranny
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈtɪr·ə·ni/
social studies
unlimitedauthorityor use ofpower, or agovernmentwhichexercisessuchpowerwithout anycontrolorlimits

tyrannical

adjectiveus
/tɪˈræn·ɪ·kəl/
Americanrevolutionariesbelievedthe Britishgovernmentwas tyrannical.

tyrannize

verb[T]us
/ˈtɪr·əˌnɑɪz/
Inschool, he was thebigbullywhotyrannizedthewholeplayground.

tyrant

noun[C]us
/ˈtɑɪ·rənt/
Theirfatherwas a tyrant,fearedby all hischildren.
(Definition oftyrannyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Faith, certainty, dogmas, anathemas, prayers, prohibitions, orders, taboos, tyrannies, wars and glories overwhelmed the order of things.
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Even in some democratic areas—certainly in some tyrannies—civil wars, ethnic conflicts or other internecine strife predominate.
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We felt that it weakened our argument all over the world, where we had to stand up against other injustice and tyrannies.
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We know of "people's democracies"and allegedly"democratic" republics which are no more than tyrannies.
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One of the most dangerous of all tyrannies is to prevent a person from leaving a country to work and live abroad.
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He has talked as though something new was being done, something which will be creating precedent and setting up tyrannies.
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As a result of that fear, it allows tyrannies to flourish.
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If they ever suffer from these tyrannies it will be because they did not employ proper counsel to draft their schemes for them.
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I make no apology for saying that the international community as such has on many occasions turned a blind eye to tyrannies.
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The triple tyrannies of the diet, fashion and health industries have conspired to give us a wholly misleading idea of what a healthy weight is.
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Tyrannies have always been afraid of free artistic expression.
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In this country we have dealt with a great many tyrannies, one after the other.
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There are undoubtedly a number of tyrannies—far too many, in fact.
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Do you think they would stand for the awful tyrannies and tragedies of the various marketing boards in this country?
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While we are on the subject of tyrannies abroad, it may be worth turning to the issues in part 5.
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