strongman

英 ['strɒŋmæn] 美 ['strɔːŋmæn]

• n. 铁腕人物；强人

英英释义

Noun:

1. a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus

2. a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence;

   "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. It was right in Iraq to organise elections rather than impose a strongman.
   在伊拉克组织大选而不是强加一个政治强人也是没错的。
2. A striking development is the emergence of Mr Maliki as a would-be strongman.
   一个引人注目的新情况是马利基先生作为一名即将成为的强势人物而出现。
3. But since we see him as a strongman, we think that he is right.
   但是因为我们看到强者，就认为他是对的。
4. After assassinating his rivals, he became the new regime's acknowledged strongman.
   在暗杀其竞争对手后，他成为新政权中公认的强人。

词汇搭配

• strong man 大力士

近反义词

【近义词】

• dictator 独裁者