browbeat是什么意思？

browbeat

英[ˈbraʊbi:t] 美[ˈbraʊˌbit]

• vt. （以言辞或表情）威逼，恫吓；

第三人称单数：browbeats;

过去式：browbeat;

过去分词：browbeaten;

现在分词：browbeating;

例句

• Inactive one side is, unemployment browbeats merely no longer manufacturing company, and also browbeat high - tech domain. 消极的一面是, 失业不再仅仅威胁生产企业, 而且也威胁到高科技领域.
• The drowsy browser knits its brows to browbeat the frowzy crow. 昏昏欲睡的吃草动物皱眉头恐吓邋遢的乌鸦.
• The judge browbeat the witness. 那法官威吓证人.
• 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.
• They browbeat him into signing the document. 他们威逼他签署了文件.
• When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it. 我要退出100米比赛的时候，一个年纪大些的孩子试图吓唬我就范。
• ...attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters... 蒙蔽、欺骗或恫吓选民的企图

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  威逼；恫吓
  If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want.
  例句
  ...attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters... 蒙蔽、欺骗或恫吓选民的企图 When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it. 我要退出100米比赛的时候，一个年纪大些的孩子试图吓唬我就范。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  (以言辞或表情)威逼,恫吓
  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。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. be bossy towards;
  "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
  2. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate