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

• 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。
• These heavy-handed intimidation and harassment tactics are completely unacceptable and are a tarnish to your government's reputation.
  这种严厉的恐吓和骚扰战术是完全不能接受的，并损害了你的政府的声誉。
• Big iron ore producers have bristled at what they regard as heavy-handed tactics in last year's price negotiations.
  大型铁矿石生产商被去年谈判中它们所认为的高压策略激怒了。
• 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。
• We are incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies.
  政府的粗暴的经济政策把我们激怒了。
• 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。
• They do not like working for heavy-handed bosses.
  他们不喜欢为专横的老板工作。
• No regulatory system can prevent every collapse or detect every fraud, however intricate, adaptable or heavy-handed.
  任何监管体系都不能防止每一起倒闭，或发现每一宗欺诈，无论这套体系有多么精巧、适应性有多强或者采取何种高压手段。
• Our will was only emboldened by Mayor Bloomberg's heavy-handed attempt to eradicate Occupy Wall Street;
  布隆伯格市长试图消除占领华尔街运动让我们更加勇敢；
• 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。