domineer是什么意思

2023-12-10 22:14:17

domineer

美[ˌdɒmənɪə] 英[ˌdɒmɪnɪə]

v. 擅权；作威作福

过去式：domineered 过去分词：domineered 现在分词：domineering 第三人称单数：domineers

近义词：trample，tyrannise，tyrannize，

Verb

rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner;
"her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"

用作动词(v.)

It pleased me to domineer over her, and she generally submitted to my tyranny rather than risk a hand-to-hand encounter.我喜欢对她作威作福，而她通常宁可屈从我的专横，不愿冒著和我直接冲突的危险。