tyrants是什么意思？

tyrants

• n. 专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 )，暴君似的人，（古希腊的）僭主，严酷的事物；

例句

• The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难.
• Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants. 自 1804 年以来，该国大部分时间都处于暴君的统治之下。
• Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him. 像其他暴君一样，他力图压制任何公开反对他的人。
• Everybody still jumps up and down about being rid of tyrants. 大家都还在为摆脱了暴君的统治而激动不已。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  暴君;专制君主;暴君似的人
  You can use tyrant to refer to someone who treats the people they have authority over in a cruel and unfair way.
  例句
  Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants. 自 1804 年以来，该国大部分时间都处于暴君的统治之下。 ...households where the father was a tyrant. 父亲残暴专横的家庭