Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies, one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses.

埃及和巴比伦都实行专政，一个很有权势的人统治着无助的人民。

The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.

电话是现代生活中让人最反感的必需品之一。

In a month or two, my lad, you'll be able to pay her back her present tyrannies with a vigorous hand.

一两月之内，我的孩子，你就能够用一只强有力的手来报复她现在的暴虐了。

But the gamut of these tyrannies has mostly been aided and supported, rather than created or imposed by the United States.

但这些暴君的支配范围绝大多数都只是得到美国援助和支持，而不是由美国创造或强加的。

All John Reed's violent tyrannies, all his sisters' proud indifference, all his mother's aversion, all the servants' partiality, turned up in my disturbed mind like a dark deposit in a turbid well.

翰·里德的专横霸道、他姐妹的高傲冷漠、他母亲的厌恶、仆人们的偏心，像一口混沌的水井中黑色的沉淀物，一古脑儿泛起在我烦恼不安的心头。