| 釋義 |
作威作福zuò wēi zuò fúabuse one’s powertyrannically; act like a tyrant; lord it over; play the tyrant; throw one’s weight about; ride roughshodover others; tyrannize over the people/（我） 在自己的屋子里面，卻～，………(愛新覺羅·溥儀《我的前半生》 372)I was the absolute ruler in my own house.
? 然而并不，他以為要有的，而且應(yīng)該聽?wèi){他～。(魯迅《華蓋集續(xù)編》52)But no,she felt he was needed,andwe should let him lord it over us.
? 過去那種窮人含冤受屈，地主老財騎在咱窮人頭上隨意～的舊世道，再也不能讓它回來了！ (石文駒《戰(zhàn)地紅纓》125) We all knowfrom bitter experience how the landlords rode roughshod over us. We’ll never let those times return! 作威作福ride roughshod over others;tyrannically abuse one’s power;lord it over…；play the tyrant
騎在人民頭上～ride roughshod over the people;lord it over the people 作威作福zuò wēi zuò fú原指統(tǒng)治者專行賞罰，獨攬威權(quán)；現(xiàn)多指妄自尊大，濫用權(quán)勢。act like a tyrant, throw one’s weight about, ride roughshod over the people, abuse one’s power tyrannically |