bully

• n. 欺凌弱小者；土霸
• adj. 第一流的；特好的
• vt. 欺负；威吓
• vi. 欺侮人
• adv. 很；十分
• int. 好；妙
• n. (Bully)人名；(法)布利

来自brother 昵称。原指老大哥，起保护作用，但也可随时以大欺小。

1. a cruel and brutal fellow

bully

bully: [16] Bullies have undergone a sad decline in status. In the 16th century the word meant ‘sweetheart’: ‘Though she be somewhat old, it is my own sweet bully’, John Bale, Three laws 1538. But gradually the rot set in, its meaning passing through ‘fine fellow’ to ‘blusterer’ to the present-day harasser of inferiors. In the 18th and 19th centuries it also meant ‘pimp’.

It is probably a modification of Dutch boele ‘lover’ which, as a term of endearment, may have originated as baby-talk. This bully has no connection with the bully of bully beef [18], which comes from French bouilli, the past participle of bouillir ‘boil’. The bully of bully off [19], a now discontinued way of starting play in hockey, appears to come from a term for ‘scrummage’ in Eton football, but whether that is related to the cruel bully is not clear.

bully (n.)

1530s, originally "sweetheart," applied to either sex, from Dutch boel "lover; brother," probably a diminutive of Middle Dutch broeder "brother" (compare Middle High German buole "brother," source of German Buhle "lover;" see brother (n.)).

Meaning deteriorated 17c. through "fine fellow" and "blusterer" to "harasser of the weak" (1680s, from bully-ruffian, 1650s). Perhaps this was by influence of bull (n.1), but a connecting sense between "lover" and "ruffian" may be in "protector of a prostitute," which was one sense of bully (though not specifically attested until 1706). The expression meaning "worthy, jolly, admirable" (especially in 1864 U.S. slang bully for you!) is first attested 1680s, and preserves an earlier, positive sense of the word.

bully (v.)

1710, from bully (n.). Related: Bullied; bullying.

Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore.

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are less likely to be involved in bullying

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While bullying is parents' greatest concern over all, nearly half of low-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-income parents.

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the school bully

学校里的恶霸学生

牛津词典

My son is being bullied at school.

我儿子在学校里受欺负。

牛津词典

I won't be bullied into signing anything.

我绝不会屈服于压力签署任何东西。

牛津词典

[不可数名词]Bullying is a problem in many schools.

很多学校都出现学生仗势作恶的问题。

牛津词典

He refused to give in to bullying and threats.

他拒不向恐吓威逼势力让步。

牛津词典

bullying behaviour/tactics

霸道行为 / 手段

牛津词典

He's got a job in New York? Well, bully for him!

他在纽约找到了份工作？哼，那没什么了不起！

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I fell victim to the office bully...

我成了这个办公室霸王欺侮的对象。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood.

他是一个懦夫，一个分不清蛮力和大丈夫气概的恃强凌弱者。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I wasn't going to let him bully me...

我可不打算任由他欺负。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I asked her if she was bullied by the other children.

我问她有没有被别的孩子欺负。

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We think an attempt to bully them into submission would be counterproductive...

我们认为试图迫使他们屈服会适得其反。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She used to bully me into doing my schoolwork...

她过去总是强迫我写作业。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He was knocked around by the class bully.

他遭到班级恶霸的殴打.

期刊摘选

Using this timer puts me on task and is a harmless bully.

用这个定时器使我集中于工作任务上,而它是个无恶意的土霸.

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" Why, it's real bully, Tom. I believe it's better'n to be a pirate. "

“ 哇, 太棒了, 汤姆, 当强盗是比做海盗好. ”

英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

Of course, there are limits to the power of the bully pulpit.

当然, 天字第一号讲坛(白宫)的能力有限.

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The manager tried to bully his men into working harder by threatening them with dismissal.

经理企图以解雇来威胁,迫使职工更卖力气.

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You are not discreet; you mustn't bully me.

你真不客气, 你休想恐吓我.

辞典例句

He tried to bully me into supporting him.

他企图威胁我支持他.

期刊摘选

He was the leader of the children and occasionally, in discharging his role, something a bully.

他是儿童中的头儿, 而为了执行头儿的任务, 偶尔也有些霸道.

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A bully has taken away his lunch money.

一个流氓抢走了他的午餐钱.

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A bully is always a coward.

暴汉常是懦夫.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.

那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊.

《简明英汉词典》

The smaller boys badly wanted to give the bully a dose of his own medicine.

那些小男孩巴不得让那些欺负人的坏蛋也尝点苦头.

《简明英汉词典》

He has been variously described as a hero, a genius and a bully.

他被描述为英雄、天才、恶霸，不一而足。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Bully! Hooligan! Beast! Let me go, let go!

混蛋！流氓！王八蛋！放开我，放开！

柯林斯例句

"I come on strong sometimes. Don't know why." She was beginning to feel like a bully.

“我有时言行很过分，不知道为什么。”她开始感觉自己像个恶霸。

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