Browbeat
['braʊbiːt] or ['braʊ'bit]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate.
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解釋/意思:
(imp.) of Browbeat
(v. t.) To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses.
校對:马尔科姆
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Bully, overbear, treat insolently.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Intimidate, bully, overbear, cow, overawe, boycott, bulldoze
ANT:Encourage, rally, countenance, support
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例句/造句/用法:
- They jostled, browbeat, and threatened one another, but they did not come to actual hostilities. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It is not a very manly thing, Mr. Holmes, to come here and browbeat a woman. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Why was I always suffering, always browbeaten, always accused, for ever condemned? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Nobody could have browbeaten her, none irritated her nerves, exhausted her patience, or over-reached her astuteness. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
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