browbeat

US [ˈbraʊˌbit]
UK [ˈbraʊˌbiːt]
  • v.恫吓；威逼
  • Web吓唬；威吓；欺侮
Past Participle：browbeaten  Simple Present：browbeats  Present Participle：browbeating  

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browbeat
v.
1.
~ sb (into doing sth)
恫吓；威逼to frighten or threaten sb in order to make them do sth
They were browbeaten into accepting the offer.
他们被威逼接受了提议。

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Definition:
AllAll,恫吓恫吓,威逼威逼,吓唬吓唬,威吓威吓,欺侮欺侮
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
They are literally trying to browbeat Japan into a state of constant submission.
他们简直是在试图恐吓日本以使其处于一种永远顺从的状态。
tā men jiǎn zhí shì zài shì tú kǒng hè rì běn yǐ shǐ qí chǔ yú yī zhǒng yǒng yuǎn shùn cóng de zhuàng tài 。
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2.
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。
tā men bǐ cǐ chōng zhuàng 、 wēi bī 、 dòng hè , dàn shì méi yǒu dá dào zhēn zhèng de zhàn zhēng zhuàng tài 。
3.
That means we have a stake in working together to solve common problems, rather than trying to browbeat or intimidate the other into action.
那意味着我们有必要合作，共同解决共同的问题，而不是试图恫吓或胁迫另一方的行动。
nà yì wèi zhe wǒ men yǒu bì yào hé zuò , gòng tóng jiě jué gòng tóng de wèn tí , ér bú shì shì tú dòng hè huò xié pò lìng yī fāng de xíng dòng 。
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4.
In response, Mr Obama dispatched negotiators to Tegucigalpa, Honduras's capital, to browbeat the feuding leaders into a deal.
欧巴马总统派出谈判代表至宏国首都德古西加帕作为响应，严词威吓两位争吵的领导人达成协议。
ōu bā mǎ zǒng tǒng pài chū tán pàn dài biǎo zhì hóng guó shǒu dū dé gǔ xī jiā pà zuò wéi xiǎng yìng , yán cí wēi hè liǎng wèi zhēng chǎo de lǐng dǎo rén dá chéng xié yì 。
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5.
He may still be able to browbeat enough parliamentarians from other, smaller parties into voting for any changes the ANC wishes to pass.
祖马仍然可以恐吓来自其他较小党派的足够议员来通过非国大希望通过的议案。
zǔ mǎ réng rán kě yǐ kǒng hè lái zì qí tā jiào xiǎo dǎng pài de zú gòu yì yuán lái tōng guò fēi guó dà xī wàng tōng guò de yì àn 。
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6.
As a tactical maneuver, financial negotiators can browbeat the opposition much in the same way that technical negotiators can.
作为一种战术策略，金融型谈判者可以以技术性谈判者同样的方式来吓唬对手。
zuò wéi yī zhǒng zhàn shù cè lüè , jīn róng xíng tán pàn zhě kě yǐ yǐ jì shù xìng tán pàn zhě tóng yàng de fāng shì lái xià hu duì shǒu 。
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7.
Beijing, therefore, does not want to see Russian aggression browbeat a region that is an important energy provider.
因此，中国不希望看到俄罗斯的攻击性会威胁这一重要的能源供应地。
yīn cǐ , zhōng guó bù xī wàng kàn dào é luó sī de gōng jī xìng huì wēi xié zhè yī zhòng yào de néng yuán gōng yìng de 。
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8.
One Brussels official admits that his commissioner "absolutely" uses poll data to browbeat reluctant governments, in private and in public.
一位欧盟官员承认他的委员“绝对”将民调结果作为恐吓—或是在私下或是在公众—迟迟不愿行动的政府的工具。
yī wèi ōu méng guān yuán chéng rèn tā de wěi yuán " jué duì " jiāng mín diào jié guǒ zuò wéi kǒng hè — huò shì zài sī xià huò shì zài gōng zhòng — chí chí bú yuàn xíng dòng de zhèng fǔ de gōng jù 。
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9.
His foreign policy colleagues were eager "to browbeat the Russians with the bomb held rather ostentatiously on our hip" .
他的外交政策同事们渴望“，以威吓与俄罗斯举行的炸弹，而夸耀我们的髋关节”。
tā de wài jiāo zhèng cè tóng shì men kě wàng " , yǐ wēi hè yǔ é luó sī jǔ xíng de zhà dàn , ér kuā yào wǒ men de kuān guān jié " 。
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10.
Many bosses cited in the book treated their kids like their employees and browbeat and manipulated them.
书中提到的很多老板对待子女就像对待员工一样，吓唬他们、操纵他们。
shū zhōng tí dào de hěn duō lǎo bǎn duì dài zǐ nǚ jiù xiàng duì dài yuán gōng yí yàng , xià hu tā men 、 cāo zòng tā men 。
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