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单词 iron-fisted
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Definition of iron-fisted in English:

iron-fisted

(also iron-handed)
adjective
  • Exercising power in an oppressive or controlling way.

    an iron-fisted leader intolerant of opposing political views
    See also "an iron fist in a velvet glove"
    decades of iron-fisted rule
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We need some of their traditional ruthless, relentless, iron-fisted spirit.
    • Military coup after military coup toppled government after government before the current iron-fisted regime figured out how to hold it together.
    • Babcock demands his players give a full effort each night, but the players don't chafe at his iron-handed style.
    • As his career progressed his films became more and more laden with lightning-fast editing, multiple story lines, razor-witted dialogue and iron-handed symbolism.
    • The play also centres on an iron-fisted leader intolerant of opposing political views.
    • Nations under the iron-handed control of dictators have been getting ever closer to being able to produce their own nukes.
    • Binoche - who's made a brilliant career out of playing tragic, porcelain women in the past - is refreshingly iron-fisted this time around.
    • The government is relaxing its iron-fisted control of the economy.
    • Ever mindful of the need to preserve its iron-fisted rule, the leadership knows it must be sensitive to public opinion.
    • As he tries to maintain an iron-fisted grip on his country, he's faced with a youthful, Western-looking movement that is gaining international attention and support.
 
 

Definition of iron-fisted in US English:

iron-fisted

(also iron-handed)
adjective
  • Exercising power in an oppressive or controlling way.

    an iron-fisted leader intolerant of opposing political views
    See also "an iron fist in a velvet glove"
    decades of iron-fisted rule
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The government is relaxing its iron-fisted control of the economy.
    • The play also centres on an iron-fisted leader intolerant of opposing political views.
    • Ever mindful of the need to preserve its iron-fisted rule, the leadership knows it must be sensitive to public opinion.
    • As his career progressed his films became more and more laden with lightning-fast editing, multiple story lines, razor-witted dialogue and iron-handed symbolism.
    • We need some of their traditional ruthless, relentless, iron-fisted spirit.
    • Babcock demands his players give a full effort each night, but the players don't chafe at his iron-handed style.
    • Military coup after military coup toppled government after government before the current iron-fisted regime figured out how to hold it together.
    • Binoche - who's made a brilliant career out of playing tragic, porcelain women in the past - is refreshingly iron-fisted this time around.
    • Nations under the iron-handed control of dictators have been getting ever closer to being able to produce their own nukes.
    • As he tries to maintain an iron-fisted grip on his country, he's faced with a youthful, Western-looking movement that is gaining international attention and support.
 
 
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