browbeat
英 ['braʊbiːt]
美['braʊ'bit]
- vt. 恫吓，吓唬；欺侮
英英释意
- 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
双语例句
- 1. They browbeat him into signing the document.
- 他们威逼他签署了文件.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The judge browbeat the witness.
- 那法官威吓证人.
来自辞典例句
- 5. They jostled, browbeat , and threatened one another, but they did not come to actual hostilities.
- 它们彼此冲撞 、 威逼 、 恫吓, 但是没有达到真正的战争状态.
来自辞典例句