汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 独断独行
独断独行 (獨斷獨行)
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself
Acting arbitrarily, without considering the opinions of others / Describe the style of undemocratic
行事专断,不考虑别人的意见。形容作风不民主。
() dú () duàn xíng/háng/xìng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他们怕邻居讥笑,不敢独断独行

They dare not break the herd, afraid of the ridicule of their neighbours.

保罗并不是个心高气傲,独断独行的传道。

Paul was not some proud, arrogant, lone-ranger preacher.

今天你的情绪会比较独断独行

Nevertheless you are in a self-assertive mood today.

你是一位天生的领导者,却喜欢独断独行

You're a natural leader but often like to do things by yourself.

此事根本没有讨论过, 也没有通知过我, 是他独断独行

None of this was discussed or communicated to me. He went his own way.

我的梦也已落空,因为,现实是冷酷的,而梦也自有主张,独断独行

My dreams have been in vain, for truth is hard, and dreams, too, have their own ways.

老一套的态度,即员工听从指挥,而不能自做主张或独断独行,常常使得员工不能人尽其才。

The old attitude that employees follow instructions and are unable to make decisions or act on their own initiative leads to underused people.