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单词 a reign of terror
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a reign of terror

a period during which there is a lot of violence and killing, especially by people who are in positions of power
The president last night dismissed the government, accusing it of having unleasheda reign of terror against its political opponents.

Examples of 'a reign of terror' in a sentence
a reign of terror

It's not exactly a reign of terror.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The caliphate has become a reign of terror.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The rebels have been accused of imposing a reign of terror by those who fled.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They had pretended to be moderate so as to prolong a reign of terror in the prison.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A former minister describes the atmosphere in the country as a 'reign of terror driven by ideology'.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The city was gripped by a reign of terror after crimelords escaped from the quake-hit jail.
The Sun (2010)
He unleashed a reign of terror which converted a peaceful, sleepy country into a huge concentration camp.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Interpreting private motives under a reign of terror is notoriously hard, but the right answer must surely be that it does not matter.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

Chinese translation of 'a reign of terror'

a reign of terror

  1. 恐怖时(時)期 (kǒngbù shíqī)
See reign (sense 3)

Nearby words of
a reign of terror

  • a real gentleman
  • a recipe for disaster/success
  • a reclining seat
  • a reign of terror
  • a riot of colour(s)
  • A road
  • a room 3 metres by 4
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