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strongman
[英] [ˈstrɔŋmæn] [美] [ˈstrɔŋˌmæn] 生词本

n.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

1. N-COUNT 铁腕人物;独裁者 If you refer to a male political leader as a strongman, you mean that he has great power and control over his country, although his methods may sometimes be violent or morally wrong. 

  • He was a military strongman who ruled the country after a coup.

    他是个军事独裁者，在一场军事政变后成为这个国家的统治者。

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 violencea;

  • "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman"