roughshod

英 [ˈrʌfʃɒd]

美 [ˈrʌfʃɑːd]

网络  峻岭长春; 马蹄上钉上凸起的防滑钉; 冷酷无情的

BNC.32907 / COCA.26438

习惯用语

adv.

ride, etc. roughshod over sb
• （对某人）为所欲为，横行霸道；任意蹂躏
  to treat sb badly and not worry about their feelings

英英释义

adj

• unjustly domineering
  1. incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies
  2. a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition
  Synonym:heavy-handed
• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
  1. a barbarous crime
  2. brutal beatings
  3. cruel tortures
  4. Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
  5. a savage slap
  6. vicious kicks
  Synonym:barbarousbrutalcruelfellsavagevicious
• (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping

双语例句

• The presence of so many visible, aggressive Western security contractors has angered many Iraqis, who consider them a mercenary force that runs roughshod over people in their own country.
  这些西方国家的保安人员人数众多、随处可见、横行霸道，他们的存在激怒了许多伊拉克人，他们被认为是在伊拉克本土上残酷欺压百姓的雇佣军。
• They are riding roughshod over the law.
  他们的行为践踏了法律。
• Harry rides roughshod over anybody who gets in the way of his business plans.
  哈里总是粗暴地对待那些有碍于他的生意计划的人。
• He rode roughshod over one opponent after another.
  他把他的对手一个接一个地击败了。
• He's a cruel person who loves to ride roughshod over other people's feeling.
  他是一个爱蹂躏他人感情的人。
• The government is riding roughshod over the people's rights.
  政府恣意妄为不顾人民的权利。
• He always rode roughshod over his neighbours and incurred widespread resentment.
  他一贯欺压邻里，积怨甚多。
• There is no way for them to ride roughshod and defecate over our heads.
  他们要骑在我们头上拉屎拉尿，办不到！
• They thought they were only dealing with a little girl and, therefore, could ride roughshod over her.
  他们本以为她只是个小女孩儿，因此可以完全不把她放在眼里。
• These laws allow the security forces to continue to ride roughshod over the human rights of the people.
  这些法律允许安全部队继续践踏人权。