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Heavy Handed Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 英 美 Adj.笨手笨脚的;压迫的 粗暴的;暴虐的 Someone's Behaviour

英语单词 heavy-handed
英美音标 英 美
中文释义 adj.笨手笨脚的;压迫的
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]粗暴的;暴虐的 If you say that someone's behaviour is heavy-handed, you mean that they are too forceful or too rough.
  [disapproval]
  • ...heavy-handed police tactics...

    警方的粗暴手段

  • The demonstration had been dealt with in a violent and heavy-handed way...

    示威遭到了残暴的镇压。

  • You can't be heavy-handed. You have to make people aware that you understand their concerns.

    你不能太高压。必须让人们知道你理解他们的担忧。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]用量太多的;重手的;笨拙的 If someone is heavy-handed with something, they use too much of it or use it in a clumsy way.
  [oft ADJ with n]
  • It all depends on how heavy-handed you are with the paprika...

    这要看你下多重的辣椒粉了。

  • In fact she tends to be a little heavy-handed when she wears make-up.

    实际上她的妆往往化得有点过浓。

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