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tyrannized past simple and past participle oftyrannize tyrannize verb[ T ] (UK usuallytyrannise)uk /ˈtɪr.ən.aɪz/ us /ˈtɪr.ən.aɪz/ to treat someone cruelly, controlling everything that they do: 对…施以暴政;暴虐地对待,专横地对待 He was one of those school bullies who tyrannized the whole playground.他是学校里小霸王似的人物,在整个操场上称王称霸。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Controlling and being in charge aggrandize assert your authority assume assumption authoritative get the better of someoneidiom get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom get/fall into the wrong handsidiom govern guiding principle paternalistically peremptorily peremptory play Godidiom plenipotentiary slow tame what someone says, goesidiom wrangle wrangler
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