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tyrannical + noun
The country suffered under a tyrannical regime.
这个国家在暴虐的政权统治下受苦。
暴虐的；专横的；专制的
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暴虐的；专横的；专制的
Using power in a cruel, unfair, or arbitrary way; despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.
The country suffered under a tyrannical regime.
这个国家在暴虐的政权统治下受苦。
属于或关于暴政或暴君的。
Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
表现出不公正的严厉或专横行为
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
专制的、压迫的或独裁的。
Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.
绝对统治者或绝对统治的特征；拥有绝对主权
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
The manager's tyrannical rules made everyone afraid to speak.
经理的专制规定让每个人都不敢说话。
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She left the job because she couldn't stand her tyrannical boss any longer.
她辞掉了工作，因为她再也受不了专横的老板了。
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His tyrannical behavior towards the staff finally led to a complaint.
他对员工暴虐的行为最终招致了投诉。
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a tyrannical parent
一个专横的家长
WordNet
The country suffered under a tyrannical regime.
这个国家在暴虐的政权统治下受苦。
The dictator was tyrannical and cruel.
这个独裁者暴虐且残忍。
表示对某人专横暴虐时常用此结构。
The manager was tyrannical toward his employees.
经理对他的员工很专横。
Not this
The tyrannical was cruel to his subjects.
Use this
The tyrant was cruel to his subjects.
tyrannical 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。表示“暴君”应使用名词 tyrant。
Not this
The king ruled tyrannical over the people.
Use this
The king ruled tyrannically over the people.
tyrannical 是形容词，不能修饰动词。修饰动词 rule 应使用副词 tyrannically。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
暴虐的统治者
The people finally overthrew their tyrannical ruler.
人民终于推翻了他们暴虐的统治者。
专制政权
Many citizens were imprisoned by the tyrannical regime.
许多公民被这个专制政权监禁。
专横的老板
He couldn't stand his tyrannical boss any longer.
他再也无法忍受他那专横的老板了。
专横的父母
Her tyrannical parents made all decisions for her.
她专横的父母为她做出所有决定。
专横的行为
His tyrannical behavior alienated all his friends.
他专横的行为让所有朋友都疏远了他。
暴虐的法律
The tyrannical laws left citizens with no right to protest.
这些暴虐的法律让公民没有任何抗议的权利。
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联想 tyrant（暴君）：tyrannical 就是‘暴君似的’，形容专横暴虐、独断压迫。
语域：formal 常见场景：political/historical writing、news discussion of oppressive leaders、describing an overbearing boss or parent tyrannical 属于正式用词，通常多用于书面语或正式场合，可指“暴君的、暴政的”，也常形容统治者或掌权者（如上司、家长）专横、暴虐、随意欺压他人。日常口语中较少使用，口语里更常说 bossy、mean 等。
与 tyrannical /tɝˈænɪkəl/ 完全押韵的是 mechanical、botanical、puritanical，它们的重读元音及之后都读 /ænɪkəl/。注意形似音不同的词：maniacal 重音在 /naɪ/，读 /məˈnaɪəkəl/；tyranny /ˈtɪrəni/ 和 tyrant /ˈtaɪrənt/ 虽然拼写相似，但元音和结尾都不同，均不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.