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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

roughshod ['rʌf'ʃɑd] ['rʌfʃɔd]
  1. 1. adjective (马等)钉有防滑蹄铁的
  2. 2. adjective 残暴的,无人道

Collins English-English Dictionary

roughshod ['r^f"ʃɒd]
  1. 1. adj (of a horse) shod with rough-bottomed shoes to prevent sliding

Examples

A manager who rode roughshod over all opposition.
一名专横对待所有反对者的经理。
他一贯欺压邻里,积怨甚多。
He always rode roughshod over his neighbours and incurred widespread resentment.
欺压人民
ride roughshod over the people
欺压百姓,为非作歹
ride roughshod over the people and commit all sorts of crimes
骑在人民头上作威作福
ride roughshod over the people; lord it over the people
就应该有人惩治一下街头的赖子,不让他们整日横行霸道!
Someone should punish the rascals and block them from riding roughshod.

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