high-handed
adj.高压的,横暴的,不容分说的
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high-handed
adj using power or authority without considering the opinions and wishes of others 专横的; 高压的
*a ,high-handed `person, `action 专横的人、做法.
high-handed
.high-'handed
adj
using your authority in an unreasonable way
She resented his high-handed manner.
high-handed and insensitive management decisions
>high-handedlyadv
>high-handednessn[U]
1. Everyone was in high spirits. 大家兴高采烈。
2. Except for one minor incident, he seemed to be in excellent health, never showing any signs of fatigue, and holding his magnificent head high. 除了一件小事故,他看起来身体很好,从未显示出任何疲惫的迹象,高高地昂着他那尊贵的头。
3. Even young students who plan on staying in the United States just long enough to finish two semesters of high school have difficulty finding a host family. 甚至那些计划在美国完成两个学期中学课程的年轻学生也很难找到接待家庭。
4. Every year the United States is host to an average of 78,000 foreign high school level students, of which 3,000 are Brazilian. 美国平均每年要接待78,000名中学学历程度的外国学生,其中3,000个来自巴西。
5. Earth looks like a big blue marble (玻璃球); from high above the Earth and from the moon, the planet gleams and shines. 地球看上去就像一个巨大的蓝色玻璃球, 从高高的地球上空或从月球上望去,这颗行星熠熠生辉,闪闪发光。
6. Especially the very young, the elderly and cigarette smokers are at high risk. 尤其是孩子、老人和吸烟者受到的危害最为严重。
7. Even on Valentine's Day, when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as $150, 12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just $35. 即使是在情人节,当一打玫瑰价格外加送花费可上涨至150美元的时候,"惟一玫瑰"花店里最贵的玫瑰也只卖35美元一打。
8. Euro Disney said that although attendance levels had been high, "the company anticipates that it will sustain a net loss for the financial year ending September 30, 1992". 欧洲迪斯尼公司说尽管游客量一直相当大,"公司预计在1992年9月30日结束的财政年度里会有净亏损。"
9. By building the city both deep into the ground and high above it, there would be room for far more people and everything else than there is in today´s two dimensional city. 由于这种城市既建在地下深处,又造在地上高空中,所以能容纳的人和其它各种东西会比今天的平面城市多得多。
10. But what is wrong is that these things often come in at a high price to their health and the welfare of their families. 错的是这些东西是以牺牲他们的健康和他们家庭幸福的高昂代价才得以实现的。
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