browbeat

[美]/ˈbraʊbiːt/
[英]/ˈbraʊbiːt/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. (以言辞或表情)威逼,恫吓
词形变化
过去式browbeat
现在分词browbeating
第三人称单数browbeats
过去分词browbeaten

例句

They browbeat him into signing the document.

他们威逼他签署了文件。

We shall never allow our police to browbeat prisoners into admitting their guilt.

我们决不允许我们的警察对囚犯搞逼供。

Synonyms bludgeon, bluster, ||bounce, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, dragoon, hector, ||ruffle, strong-arm, terrorize

阴谋破坏:颠覆::暴力强迫:胁迫(行为及其目标)

She tried to browbeat her employees into working overtime.

她试图逼迫她的员工加班工作。

He constantly browbeats his younger brother into doing his chores.

他经常欺负他的弟弟让他做家务。

The manager used intimidation tactics to browbeat the team into meeting the deadline.

经理使用恐吓战术逼迫团队赶上截止日期。

The coach won't browbeat the players but motivates them through positive reinforcement.

教练不会威逼球员,而是通过积极的强化来激励他们。

She refused to be browbeaten by her boss and stood up for herself.

她拒绝被她的老板欺负,并为自己挺身而出。

The teacher doesn't believe in browbeating students to get good grades.

老师不赞成欺压学生来取得好成绩。

The politician tried to browbeat his opponents during the debate.

这位政治家试图在辩论中威胁他的对手。

He used his position of authority to browbeat others into submission.

他利用自己的权威地位逼迫他人屈服。

The aggressive salesperson tried to browbeat the customer into making a purchase.

这位过激的销售人员试图威胁顾客购买商品。

She felt uncomfortable with his attempts to browbeat her into agreeing with him.

她感到不舒服,他试图逼迫她同意他的观点。

原声例句

It was Elfride's first fragile attempt at browbeating a lover.

这是 Elfride 第一次脆弱地威胁情人。

来源: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

Why was I always suffering, always browbeaten, always accused, for ever condemned?

为什么我总是受苦,总是被恐吓,总是被指责,永远被定罪?

来源: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

It was whispered in one browbeaten textile union that the mute was an organizer for the C.I.O.

在一个受到威胁的纺织业工会中有人窃窃私语说哑巴是 C.I.O. 的组织者。

来源: The heart is a lonely hunter.

The vision of what ought to have been is thrown aside in sheer weariness, and browbeaten human endeavour listlessly makes the best of the fact that is.

极度的厌烦使人把本该实现的前景抛置一边,人们的努力受挫折后,也就无精打采地往最好处想,凑合着过了。

来源: Returning Home

And when this woman can no longer bludgeon, browbeat, or bully her nieces into coming to see her, she has one of her " spells" .

当这个女人不能再用大棒、威胁或恐吓她的侄女来看她时, 她就有了她的“法术” 之一。

来源: The virtues of human nature.

Regrettably, his approach to the issue so far differs little from Mr Abe's: tax incentives and browbeating, with a bit of a boost for public-sector workers.

遗憾的是,到目前为止,他处理这个问题的方法与安倍先生几乎没有什么不同:税收优惠和恐吓,以及对公共部门员工的一些提振。

来源: Economist Finance and economics

Crucially, in this original vision, the IMF would help members weather financial instability without browbeating them into undertaking painful policies such as cutting budgets or raising interest rates in the middle of a recession.

关键是,最初的设想是,国际货币基金组织将帮助成员国平安度过金融不稳定时期,不胁迫成员国采取痛苦的政策,比如在经济衰退期间削减预算或提高利率。

来源: The Guardian (Article Version)

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