hectored

英 [ˈhektəd] 美 [ˈhektərd]

v.  威逼; 威吓
hector的过去分词和过去式



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 威吓;欺凌
    If you say that someone is hectoring you, you do not like the way they are trying to make you do something by bothering you and talking to you aggressively.
    1. I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him.
      我想若是我不给他打电话,你就会一直威吓我。

双语例句

  1. Then let the growth rate emerge as a byproduct of the activities of individual citizens, who do not need to be hectored with quotations on the good life from Aristotle or anyone else.
    接下来,让增长率逐渐成为个体公民行为的附带结果,如此一来,人们也就无需因为亚里士多德(Aristotle)或是其他任何人关于美好生活的箴言而感到烦恼了。
  2. Marcus must be left alone, he must not be hectored.
    马库斯一定得独自待着,他一定不能受到威吓烦扰。