roughshod

roughshod

英 ['rʌfʃɒd]
　　美 ['rʌfʃɑd]

adj. 馬蹄上裝有防滑釘的；冷酷無情的

中文詞源：

roughshod 蹂躪

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。

例句：

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踐踏人權。

2. They abused their power and rode roughshod over the people.
他們濫用權力欺凌人民.

3. He rode roughshod over all opposition to his ideas.
他恣意壓制所有與他相左的意見.

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!

5. The government is riding roughshod over the people's rights.
政府恣意妄為不顧人民的權利.