browbeat 英 [ˈbraʊbi:t] 　 美 [ˈbraʊˌbit]

browbeat

browbeat　 英 [ˈbraʊbi:t] 美 [ˈbraʊˌbit]

vt. 恫吓，吓唬；欺侮　

进行时:browbeating　 过去式:browbeat　 过去分词:browbeaten　 第三人称单数:browbeats　

In 1985 the U.S. browbeat Japan at the Plaza Accord meetings into letting the yen rise.　1985年，美国在广场协议会议上恫吓日本，让其日元升值。

  • To browbeat is to intimidate with language. Picture yourself in a police station. The cops are trying to get you to talk by using tough, even abusive, language. They are browbeating you.
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  • vt. 恫吓，吓唬；欺侮

  • 1. In 1985 the U.S. browbeat Japan at the Plaza Accord meetings into letting the yen rise.

    1985年，美国在广场协议会议上恫吓日本，让其日元升值。

  • browbeat (v.) "to bully," originally "to bear down with stern or arrogant looks," 1580s, from brow + beat (v.).
brow·beat / ˈbraʊbiːt ; NAmE ˈbraʊbiːt / verb ( brow·beat , brow·beat·en / ˈbraʊbiːtn ; NAmE ˈbraʊbiːtn / ) browbeatsb (into doing sth) to frighten or threaten sb in order to make them do sth 恫吓；威逼 SYN intimidate ◆ They were browbeaten into accepting the offer. 他们被威逼接受了提议。 browbeat browbeats browbeating browbeaten brow·beat / ˈbraʊbiːt ; NAmE ˈbraʊbiːt / brow·beat·en / ˈbraʊbiːtn ; NAmE ˈbraʊbiːtn /
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