heavy-handed

英 [ˌhevi ˈhændɪd]

美 [ˌhevi ˈhændɪd]

adj.  缺乏同情心的; 冷酷的; 强暴的; 高压的; 用某物过多的; 大手大脚的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 缺乏同情心的；冷酷的
  not showing a sympathetic understanding of the feelings of other people
  1. a heavy-handed approach
     冷酷无情的方法
• 强暴的；高压的
  using unnecessary force
  1. heavy-handed police methods
     警察的高压手段
• 用某物过多的；大手大脚的
  using too much of sth in a way that can cause damage
  1. Don't be too heavy-handed with the salt.
     别放太多的盐。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 粗暴的;暴虐的
  If you say that someone's behaviour isheavy-handed, you mean that they are too forceful or too rough.
  1. ...heavy-handed police tactics...
     警方的粗暴手段
  2. The demonstration had been dealt with in a violent and heavy-handed way...
     示威遭到了残暴的镇压。
  3. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 用量太多的;重手的;笨拙的
  If someone isheavy-handed withsomething, they use too much of it or use it in a clumsy way.
  1. It all depends on how heavy-handed you are with the paprika...
     这要看你下多重的辣椒粉了。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• However, Mr Greenspan warns that a heavy-handed regulatory response to the crisis would do more harm than good because it would depress global share prices.
  然而，格林斯潘警告称，监管机构对危机的严厉反应弊大于利，因为这将压低全球股价。
• The FSA appears to be more heavy-handed than the Fed so which guidelines should we be following?
  FSA看起来比美联储更为严厉，那我们应该遵循哪一套准则呢？
• He told a heavy-handed joke about bill's baldness that embarrassed everyone.
  他讲了一个关于比尔秃头的不文雅笑话，使得大家很难堪。
• If the problem is that he's heavy-handed with his cologne, ask him nicely to tone it down.
  如果问题是重科隆交给他的，要求他很好的调下来。
• In his public appearances he sought to hide his vulnerability behind his heavy-handed clowning.
  在公开场合，他总是企图用笨拙的粗鲁举止来掩饰他的弱点。
• But critics say the record companies are risking a backlash as music fans take offense at the heavy-handed treatment.
  但是评论家说，唱片公司正冒着引发强烈反对的风险，因为乐迷会因遭受强制手段的对待而感到生气。
• My grandfather was heavy-handed with my father but very indulgent with us grandchildren.
  祖国的好山河寸土不让。我祖父对我父亲很严厉，却很纵容我们孙辈们。
• Equally welcome is the meeting's recognition that heavy-handed policing is not the solution.
  同样令人欢迎的是此次会议承认了严厉的监督并非解决之道。
• To use power or authority, especially in an excessive or heavy-handed way.
  滥用权势，耀武扬威尤指以一种过分或严厉的方式使用权力或地位。
• Yet the Chinese have also been heavy-handed about any hint of disruption or loss of face.
  不过，对于任何扰乱稳定或令人丢面子的蛛丝马迹，中方也采取了高压手段。