roughshod

英 [ˈrʌfʃɒd]

美 [ˈrʌfʃɑːd]

网络  峻岭长春; 马蹄上钉上凸起的防滑钉; 冷酷无情的

BNC.32907 / COCA.26438

习惯用语

adv.

ride, etc. roughshod over sb
• （对某人）为所欲为，横行霸道；任意蹂躏
  to treat sb badly and not worry about their feelings

英英释义

adj

• unjustly domineering
  1. incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies
  2. a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition
  Synonym:heavy-handed
• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
  1. a barbarous crime
  2. brutal beatings
  3. cruel tortures
  4. Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
  5. a savage slap
  6. vicious kicks
  Synonym:barbarousbrutalcruelfellsavagevicious
• (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping

双语例句

• They are riding roughshod over the law.
  他们的行为践踏了法律。
• A manager who rode roughshod over all opposition.
  对所有反对意见不予理睬的经理。
• Harry rides roughshod over anybody who gets in the way of his business plans.
  哈里总是粗暴地对待那些有碍于他的生意计划的人。
• They abused their power and rode roughshod over the people.
  他们滥用权力欺凌人民。
• He's a cruel person who loves to ride roughshod over other people's feeling.
  他是一个爱蹂躏他人感情的人。
• He rode roughshod over one opponent after another.
  他把他的对手一个接一个地击败了。
• The government has ridden roughshod over the recommendations made by the Committee of enquiry.
  政府对于调查委员会的建议全然不予理睬。
• Many founders fear that heavy-handed venture capitalists, chasing high returns, will ride roughshod over their concerns.
  许多公司创始人担心，冷酷无情、追逐高额回报的风险投资家会毫不顾及他们的担心。
• This would aim at a problem that does not exist, while running roughshod over existing investors.
  这种做法针对的是一个并不存在的问题，同时将践踏现有股东的利益。
• If they try to ride roughshod over Shansi, they will certainly encounter greater difficulties than ever.
  日军要在山西横行，必然将遇到它前所未有的困难。