reign of terror

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++reign of terror → reign of terror at reign1(1) a period when a ruler or a government kills many of their political opponents

reign of terror

BrE

/ˌreɪn əv ˈterə(r)/

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NAmE

/ˌreɪn əv ˈterər/

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noun

(

reigns of terror

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a period during which there is a lot of violence and many people are killed by the ruler or people in power 恐怖统治时期