tyr·an·nize (also tyrannise British English) /ˈtɪrənaɪz/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] CRUELto use power over someone cruelly or unfairly (对…)施以暴政;专横地对待 The children were tyrannized by their father. 孩子们受到父亲专横的对待。
tyrannize over armed groups tyrannizing over civilians 欺压平民的武装组织
tyrannize• The household was tyrannized by a brutal father.• We are tyrannized by verbiage and have lost our very soul.• Either way, they do not need to tyrannize the literate newcomer.