browbeat
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want. 威逼
...attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters. ...企图蒙蔽、欺骗或威逼选民。
When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it. 当我退出100米赛的时候,一个年龄大的孩子试图逼迫我参赛。
2. browbeatenADJ
...the browbeaten employees. ...受到威逼的员工。
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browbeat /ˈbraʊˌbiːt/ (browbeating,browbeaten,browbeats)
剑桥词典
- to try to force someone to do something by threatening them or persuading them forcefully and unfairly
威吓;吓唬
Don't be browbeaten into work ing more hours than you want . 别被唬住去加班工作。 返回 browbeat