tyrannize
tyrannise, v [Ipr, Tn]
~ (over) sb/sth rule sb/sth as a tyrant; treat sb cruelly and unjustly 暴虐统治; 横暴对待某人
tyrannize over the weak 欺压弱小
He tyrannizes his family. 他在家里称王称霸.
🗣️ 情景例句
I Wonder whether they will arrive on time.
我也不知道他能不能准时到。
It's a good thing you reminded me to take my heavy coat.
谢谢你提醒我拿我的厚衣。
But can we blame those who looked and failed to see what Galileo saw, if we remember that to use a telescope at the limit of its powers calls for long experience and intimate familiarity with one's instrument?