browbeats

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词义：

v.

（以言辞或表情）威逼，恫吓( browbeat的第三人称单数 )；

英英释义

browbeat[ 'braubi:t ]

v.

be bossy towards

同义词：strong-armbullybullyragballyragboss aroundhectorpush around

discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

同义词：bullyswagger

用法：

双语例句

For many Britons accustomed to watching Thatcher browbeat enemies and dress down aides, it seemed like only a matter of time before her support for Major would cool.
对很多看惯撒切尔向她的政敌怒目而视或斥责僚属的英国人来说，她对梅杰的支持迟早都会冷却。

I won't be browbeaten into accepting your proposals.
我不会在威迫之下接受你的提议。

The judge browbeat the witness.
那法官威吓证人。

权威例句

Almost one-third of Slovaks say government browbeats media

Early Optimism Browbeats Dollar

Pushy, but pleasing; 'Priscilla' browbeats audience into smiles.

Supervisor browbeats employee for documentation of his dyslexia

Chinese Official Browbeats Foreign Firms as Antitrust Probes Expand

Carson, Riding a Surge, Braces for the Spotlight's Glare

The rise of the Chinese ‘Other’ in Japan's construction of identity: Is China a focal point of Japanese nationalism?

Victor's Justice, Selfish Justice

Primal Sounds

Father Dowling Mysteries

造句：

1. Herbivore man is a dandy metrosexual with an abhorrence of martial arts.

食草男是时髦的都市美男,厌恶武术.

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