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High-handed
专横跋扈的; 强制的
If you say that someone is high-handed, you disapprove of them because they use their authority in an unnecessarily forceful way without considering other people's feelings.
如果你用“high-handed”来描述某人，意思就是你不赞成他们，因为他们使用他们的权力，没有考虑别人的感受，采取不必要的强硬方式。
disapprove /ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/
v. 不赞成；不同意；反对
authority /ɔːˈθɒrəti/
n. 权力
unnecessarily /ʌnˈnesəsərəli/
adj. 不必要的
forceful /ˈfɔːsfl/
adj. 强迫的
consider /kənˈsɪdə(r)/
v. 考虑
• The new boss is unbearably high-handed in dealing with employees.
新老板在对待雇员时专横跋扈，令人难以忍受。
unbearably /ʌnˈbeərəbli/
adv. 不堪忍受地；无法容忍地
deal with
v. 处理；打交道
• We've had just about enough of these high-handed displays of police brutality.
我们已经受够了警察暴行的高压手段。
display /dɪˈspleɪ/
n. （特性、情感或能力的）显示，表现，表露
brutality /bruːˈtæləti/
n. 残暴；残暴行为
• He wants to be seen as less bossy and high-handed.
他不想显得太专横霸道。
bossy /ˈbɒsi/
adj. 好指挥人的；专横的
• It was rather high-handed to punish the child for the accident.
因意外事件而惩罚孩子是相当粗暴的做法。
punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
v. 惩罚；严厉对待
