• adj. 馬蹄上裝有防滑釘?shù)?；冷酷無情的

rough,粗糙的，shod,穿鞋子的，自 shoe 的過去分詞形式。原指馬掌，引申詞義踐踏，蹂躪。

roughshod (adj.)

also rough-shod, 1680s, from rough (adj.) + shod. Originally of horses shod with the nails projecting from the shoe, to prevent slipping.

1. These laws allow the security forces to continue to ride roughshod over the human rights of the people.

這些法律允許安全部隊繼續(xù)踐踏人權。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They abused their power and rode roughshod over the people.

他們?yōu)E用權力欺凌人民.

來自辭典例句

3. He rode roughshod over all opposition to his ideas.

他恣意壓制所有與他相左的意見.

來自辭典例句

4. Someone should punish the rascals and block them from riding roughshod.

就應該有人懲治一下街頭的賴子,不讓他們整日橫行霸道!

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5. The government is riding roughshod over the people's rights.

政府恣意妄為不顧人民的權利.

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