heavy-handed

• 形容人或行为笨拙、不圆滑，或过度粗暴、强硬、压制他人。

Describes a person or action that is clumsy, insensitive, or overly forceful and oppressive.

1. Clumsy or awkward with handsB2informal

   Lacking dexterity or finesse when using one's hands, often resulting in mistakes or breakage.

   笨手笨脚

   • He is too heavy-handed to repair the delicate watch.
   • Her heavy-handed approach to pottery often led to cracked pots.
   • The heavy-handed carpenter accidentally split the wood.

   同义词awkwardbumblingbutterfingeredclumsyfumblingham-fistedineptmaladroit

   反义词adroitdexterousgracefulhandynimbleskillful

2. Overly strict or domineeringB2formal

   Using excessive force, authority, or control in a way that is unfair or oppressive.

   高压

   • The manager's heavy-handed tactics made employees feel undervalued.
   • The government's heavy-handed response to the protest was widely criticized.
   • His heavy-handed parenting style caused resentment in his children.

   同义词authoritarianautocraticdictatorialharshhigh-handedimperiousoppressiveoverbearingrepressivetyrannical

   反义词gentleindulgentlaissez-fairelenientmildpermissive