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n. oppression,dictatorship,autocracy,domination,despotism 1. | 暴虐；专横；苛政；专政unfair or cruel use of power or authority |
| a victim of oppression and tyranny 压迫和暴政的受害者 | | The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father. 孩子们无法抵御其父的虐待。 | | the tyrannies of Nazi rule 纳粹统治的暴行 | | 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 |
| 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。 |
n. | 1. cruelty and injustice in the exercise of power or authority over others 2. oppressive government by one or more people who exercise absolute power cruelly and unjustly 3. a country or state under the power of an oppressive ruler 4. a cruel or oppressive act, especially one committed by a person wielding great power 5. a controlling influence over somebody's life or actions that is felt to be harsh and unrelenting 6. cruel and unfair treatment by someone in a position of power 7. the power that something has to control people’s lives and the way that they behave 8. a government that treats people in a cruel and unfair way, using force to control them 1. cruelty and injustice in the exercise of power or authority over others 2. oppressive government by one or more people who exercise absolute power cruelly and unjustly 3. a country or state under the power of an oppressive ruler 4. a cruel or oppressive act, especially one committed by a person wielding great power 5. a controlling influence over somebody's life or actions that is felt to be harsh and unrelenting 6. cruel and unfair treatment by someone in a position of power 7. the power that something has to control people’s lives and the way that they behave 8. a government that treats people in a cruel and unfair way, using force to control them |
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