tyrannise sb/sth
及物用法，直接接宾语。
The dictator tyrannised his people.
独裁者暴虐地统治他的人民。
暴虐统治；专制统治
专横对待；欺凌；压迫；以暴君方式统治国家；以残暴专横的方式统治(某人)；vt. 施暴政；实行极权统治
以暴君方式统治国家
rule a country as a tyrant
以残暴专横的方式统治(某人)
rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
一般现在时
The dictator tyrannises his people.
这个独裁者对其人民施暴政。
一般过去时
The king tyrannised the country for decades.
这位国王实行极权统治数十年。
现在进行时
The regime is tyrannising the citizens.
该政权正在对公民横行霸道。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing。
The supervisor tyrannises the interns by giving them impossible deadlines.
主管通过规定不可能完成的期限来欺压实习生。
用法提示：动词tyrannise在此作及物动词，意为“欺压、专横对待”，宾语为the interns。
He felt that his older brother tyrannised the whole family.
他觉得他的哥哥专横地控制着整个家庭。
用法提示：tyrannised是tyrannise的过去式，表示“专横对待”，描述过去的持续行为。
She knew she had to stop letting work tyrannise her life.
她知道必须停止让工作主宰自己的生活。
用法提示：不定式tyrannise表示“支配、控制”，带负面专横色彩，宾语为her life。
及物用法，直接接宾语。
The dictator tyrannised his people.
独裁者暴虐地统治他的人民。
不及物用法，需加介词over。
The king tyrannised over the entire kingdom.
国王在整个王国施行暴政。
被动语态，强调受害者。
The citizens were tyrannised by the cruel regime.
公民们受到残酷政权的暴虐统治。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tyrannise of the dictator was unbearable.
正确表达The tyranny of the dictator was unbearable.
“tyrannise”是动词，意为“施暴政”，而这里需要一个名词。应改为名词“tyranny”来指代残暴统治的行为或状态。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a tyrannise leader.
正确表达He is a tyrannical leader.
“tyrannise”是动词，不能用作形容词修饰名词。应使用形容词“tyrannical”来描述领导者的专制特性。
tyrannise是动词，表示施暴政的行为；tyranny是名词，指暴政制度或暴君统治。
tyrann- + -y
tyrann- + -ical
tyrannical + -ly
tyrann- + -ous
tyrann- + -i- + -cide
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