browbeats

英 [ˈbraʊbiːts] 美 [ˈbraʊbiːts]

v.  恫吓; 威逼
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柯林斯词典

    The form browbeat is used in the present tense and is also the past tense. browbeat的过去式和原形相同。

  1. VERB 威逼;恫吓
    If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want.
    1. ...attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters...
      蒙蔽、欺骗或恫吓选民的企图
    2. 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。

双语例句

  1. Shenzhen police expresses, this case browbeats badly finance is safe, social influence is great.
    深圳警方表示,此案严重威胁金融安全,社会影响极大。