heavy-handed

美 [ˌhevi ˈhændɪd]英 [ˌhevi ˈhændɪd]
  • adj.高压的;大手大脚的;冷酷的;用某物过多的;缺乏同情心的;强暴的

最高级: heaviest-handed 比较级: heavier-handed

heavy-handedheavy-handed

adj.

1

缺乏同情心的;冷酷的
not showing a sympathetic understanding of the feelings of other people

a heavy-handed approach

冷酷无情的方法

2

强暴的;高压的
using unnecessary force

heavy-handed police methods

警察的高压手段

3

用某物过多的;大手大脚的
using too much of sth in a way that can cause damage

Don't be too heavy-handed with the salt.

别放太多的盐。

heavy-handed

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 粗暴的;暴虐的
    If you say that someone's behaviour is heavy-handed, you mean that they are too forceful or too rough.

    ...heavy-handed police tactics...

    警方的粗暴手段

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 用量太多的;重手的;笨拙的
    If someone is heavy-handed with something, they use too much of it or use it in a clumsy way.

    It all depends on how heavy-handed you are with the paprika...

    这要看你下多重的辣椒粉了。

adj

1
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
a bumbling mechanic
a bungling performance
ham-handed governmental interference
could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vors
Synonym: bumbling bungling butterfingered ham-fisted ham-handed handless left-handed
2
unjustly domineering
incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies
a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition
Synonym: roughshod

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  1. Don 't be too heavy-handed with the salt .

    别放太多的盐。

  2. A heavy-handed approach from the police could undo that good impression

    警方采取高压手段可能会毁掉之前留下的好印象。

  3. The demonstration had been dealt with in a violent and heavy-handed way

    示威遭到了残暴的镇压。

  4. You can 't be heavy-handed . You have to make people aware that you understand their concerns .

    你不能太高压。必须让人们知道你理解他们的担忧。

  5. In fact she tends to be a little heavy-handed when she wears make-up .

    实际上她的妆往往化得有点过浓。

  6. It all depends on how heavy-handed you are with the paprika

    这要看你下多重的辣椒粉了。

  7. In expanding investment , we must be fast and heavy-handed .

    在扩大投资方面,我们必须快速反应,重拳出击。

  8. To use power or authority , especially in an excessive or heavy-handed way .

    滥用权势,耀武扬威尤指以一种过分或严厉的方式使用权力或地位。

  9. On liquidity management , the FSF adopts a less heavy-handed approach .

    在流动性管理方面,金融稳定论坛提出了一种不那么强硬的做法。

  10. We are incensed at the government 's heavy-handed economic policies .

    政府的粗暴的经济政策把我们激怒了。

  11. Many American colonists believed that the English tax collectors were too heavy-handed .

    许多美洲殖民地的人认为英国税吏凶残手辣。

  12. They do not like working for heavy-handed bosses .

    他们不喜欢为专横的老板工作。

  13. Mary plays the piano badly ; she is too heavy-handed .

    玛丽钢琴弹得很差,她那双手笨得出奇。

  14. Yet the Chinese have also been heavy-handed about any hint of disruption or loss of face .

    不过,对于任何扰乱稳定或令人丢面子的蛛丝马迹,中方也采取了高压手段。

  15. ANCHOR Japan is getting heavy-handed in its crackdown on smoking .

    日本的禁烟之战主播日本正加大对吸烟的打击力度。

  16. Heavy-handed attempts to extract more from consumers or Internet services would put some of those gains at risk .

    旨在从消费者或互联网服务中榨取更多利益的粗暴尝试,将危及它们获得的某些好处。

  17. Japan is getting heavy-handed in its crackdown on smoking .

    日本正加大对吸烟的打击力度。

  18. Instead , it is resorting to heavy-handed protectionism of the labour market .

    相反,英国政府对劳动力市场诉诸高压的保护主义政策。

  19. Equally welcome is the meeting 's recognition that heavy-handed policing is not the solution .

    同样令人欢迎的是此次会议承认了严厉的监督并非解决之道。

  20. But heavy-handed regulators and compliance officers are forever reacting to the last disaster .

    但严厉的监管者及合规官员总是在最后一场灾难降临时才做出反应。

  21. No regulatory system can prevent every collapse or detect every fraud , however intricate , adaptable or heavy-handed .

    任何监管体系都不能防止每一起倒闭,或发现每一宗欺诈,无论这套体系有多么精巧、适应性有多强或者采取何种高压手段。

  22. Japan Imposes Tough Anti-smoking Laws ANCHOR Japan is getting heavy-handed in its on smoking .

    主播日本正加大对吸烟的打击力度。

  23. He told a heavy-handed joke about bill 's baldness that embarrassed everyone .

    他讲了一个关于比尔秃头的不文雅笑话,使得大家很难堪。

  24. The oil provides a little barrier against the exfoliator , in case you are a bit heavy-handed .

    精华油提供了一个屏障去角质,这样你就可以很好的处理角质问题。

  25. In recent years , there has been a welter of complaints among Americans about heavy-handed airport security procedures .

    最近几年,美国人一直对过于严格的机场安检程序“怨声载道”。

  26. In a market , you need measures to protect consumers , but not in such a heavy-handed way as to discourage investment .

    在一个市场里,需要采取措施保护消费者,但又不能手段太重以至于影响投资热情。

  27. You have to admit they were rather heavy-handed in the way they dealt with the protests .

    你不得不承认他们处理那些抗议的方法太残酷了。

  28. Big iron ore producers have bristled at what they regard as heavy-handed tactics in last year 's price negotiations .

    大型铁矿石生产商被去年谈判中它们所认为的高压策略激怒了。

  29. My grandfather was heavy-handed with my father but very indulgent with us grandchildren .

    祖国的好山河寸土不让。我祖父对我父亲很严厉,却很纵容我们孙辈们。

  30. But critics say the record companies are risking a backlash as music fans take offense at the heavy-handed treatment .

    但是评论家说,唱片公司正冒着引发强烈反对的风险,因为乐迷会因遭受强制手段的对待而感到生气。