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dictator

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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dic·ta·tor /dɪkˈteɪtə $ ˈdɪkteɪtər/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1 PGOa ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one whose power has been gained by force 独裁者 the downfall of the hated dictator 遭人痛恨的独裁者的垮台2 TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethingsomeone who tells other people what they should do, in a way that seems unreasonable 霸道的人 a real little dictator 一个十足的小霸王
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dictatorYou can't have 1050 dictators.dictators of fashionWhen a dictator decides to liberalise his regime he increases his chances of being ousted.Pinochet was a military dictator who took power in a 1973 coup.By the mid 1930s, he had begun to rule as a royal dictator without the benefit of independent counsel.He was, simultaneously, a loving father and sensitive poet and a ruthless dictator who presided over a reign of terror.They know that the removal of the dictator who so brutalised their community has weakened their claim for total independence.The dictator was indeed inside the tramcar.
dic·ta·tor nounChineseSyllable
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dictator
dictator /dɪkˈteɪtə $ ˈdɪkteɪtər/ noun [countable]
1. a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one whose power has been gained by force:
    the downfall of the hated dictator
2. someone who tells other people what they should do, in a way that seems unreasonable:
    a real little dictator


dic·ta·torBrE /dɪkˈteɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪkteɪtər/ 🔊 noun (disapproving) a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one who has gained it using military force 独裁者a person who behaves as if they have complete power over other people, and tells them what to do 发号施令者;专横的人