The features of a local despot are portrayed incisively and graphically,revealing Zhang’s desire to expose and attack improper power.

把一个恶霸刻画得淋漓尽致。表现了对恶势力的揭露和抨击。

Tsao Chun-chang, a landlord despot who headed a reactionary local armed band of over a hundred men, had long entrenched himself in this village

当地地主豪绅兼民团团总曹俊章率反动武装百余人，长期盘据该寨。

The local despot trenched on the temple’s property.

当地恶霸侵占了寺庙的庙产。

According to standard Chinese accounts, the last Shang ruler, a despot was overthrown by a chieftain of a frontier tribe called Zhou, which had settled in the Wei Valley in modern Shaanxi Province.

据中国正史记载，商朝的末代统治者，一位暴君最终被边疆部落的首领“周”推翻了，“周”部落位于现陕西省的渭河流域。

It has been said of old, that in a despotism there is at most but one patriot, the despot himself

老话说，专制政体下，只有一个爱国者，就是专制暴君本人。

That emperor was a cruel despot .

那个皇帝是个残酷的专制君主。

Nero was a despot .

尼禄是个暴君

The crowd chanted ’ Down with the despot ’

人群有节奏地不断呼喊’打倒暴君’。

He was a local despot , who committed all kinds of crimes.

他独霸一方，为非作歹。

He’s a local despot , stopping at nothing in doing evil.

他是个恶霸，无恶不作。

He was a despot with a heart of granite.

他是个铁石心肠的暴君。

Despotism:Rule by or as if by a despot ; absolute power or authority.

专制:如同或被专制者统治;绝对权力或权威.

The actions of a despot ;tyranny.

专制统治，暴政专制者的行为;暴政

The actions of a despot ; tyranny.

专制者的行为;暴政

||1:Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for three decades, died.||2:The former despot was toppled during the Arab spring of 2011, amid protests over poverty and his repressive rule.||3:He faced trial for corruption and murder, but mostly avoided punishment.||4:Many Egyptians expressed nostalgia for Mr Mubarak, who ruled with a lighter touch than the current dictator, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi.

||1:统治埃及三十年的胡斯尼·穆巴拉克去世。||2:这位前独裁者的统治在2011年的阿拉伯之春中被推翻，当时人们抗议贫穷和他的专制统治。||3:胡斯尼·穆巴拉克面临着腐败和谋杀的审判，但基本上避免了惩罚。||4:许多埃及人表达了对穆巴拉克的怀念之情，与现任独裁者阿卜杜勒-法塔赫塞西相比，穆巴拉克的统治风格较为温和。

Perrance Shiri, Zimbabwe’s agriculture minister, died, reportedly of COVID-19. He led the Fifth Brigade in Matabeleland in the 1980s, which tortured and massacred thousands of suspected opponents of the despot , Robert Mugabe, and their families. He once likened himself to Jesus, since he decided who lived and who died.

据报道，津巴布韦农业部长Perrance Shiri死于新冠肺炎。20世纪80年代，他在马塔贝莱兰领导了第五旅，拷问和屠杀了数千名被疑是独裁者罗伯特·穆加贝(Robert Mugabe)的反对者及其家人。他曾自喻为耶稣，因为他手中紧握着生死大权。

In 2015 he won 97.7% of the vote—an even better tally than Syria’s despot , Bashar al-Assad, can command.

在2015年，他赢得了97.7％的选票，比叙利亚的总统巴沙尔阿萨德更得民心。

For the first time in modern history, an Arab despot is being held to account by his own people.

阿拉伯独裁统治者出现在被告席上，接受本国人民的审判，这在现代历史上还是首次。

Beijing’s close ties to the regime of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe could also end abruptly, if the ailing despot falls from power.

北京与津巴布韦的穆加贝政府之间的紧密联系也可能突然中断，如果穆加贝这位正在生病的暴君失去权力的话。

And the manner of Gaddafi’s death risks turning a despot into a martyr, providing a focus for opposition to the new government.

而且，卡扎菲生命终结的方式，可能会使新政府的反对派将独裁者视作烈士，从而师出有名。

Mr Mubarak, like the rest of the Arab world’s autocrats, will be pondering the despot ’s eternal dilemma.

穆巴拉克正如阿拉伯世界里其他的专制君主们一样，将会仔细思量独裁者永远的两难境地。

Manuel Noriega, a former Panamanian despot , is likely to be less lucky.

前巴拿马暴君曼努埃尔·诺列加（ManuelNoriega）很可能没这么好运。

That view is too parochial. Colonel Qaddafi is the Arab world’s most violent despot .

然而这些观点太过于狭隘性了，卡扎菲上校是阿拉伯世界最暴力的独裁者。

So the villain of the piece is neither oilman nor despot but oil itself.

所以导致这些罪恶的罪魁祸首不是石油开发商业不是暴君而是石油本身。

He can recognise a despot , and the occasions when despotism has to be checked, by force if necessary.

他能够一眼识破专制的表象，以及这种专制应该何时有必要使用武力加以控制。

FOR his new year’s resolution, Kim Jong Il, despot of North Korea, is laying on the charm.

新年新气象，朝鲜独裁者金正日的新年大计是，大打魅力牌，施展迷魂术。

Sir Alex Ferguson, English football’s enlightened despot , has swept more than 30 trophies for the Reds since 1986.

亚历克斯·弗格森爵士，足球世界的开明暴君，自1986年执掌红魔以来，拿到了三十多座奖杯。

And remember, this guy wasn’t some Moammar Gadhafi or Third World despot talking out of his ass.

要知道，这家伙可不是卡扎菲或者口不择言的第三世界专制君主。

This model, M-HYD 6804 (nicknamed “Dowser” ) was one of a shipment brought to Tatooine in the Lucky Despot .

这个型号——“M-HYD6804”（绰号“探水者”）最初由“幸运暴君号”运抵塔图因。

In short, that despot , the cannon, cannot do all that it desires; force is a great weakness.

总之，大炮这暴君，它不能为所欲为，力量是一个很大的弱点。