hector
翻譯
威嚇, 欺凌, 恫嚇
例句
He hectors his staff constantly.
他不停地威嚇他的員工。
She refused to be hectored into signing the contract.
她拒絕被威嚇著簽署合約。
文法模式
((sb.)) 威嚇(某人) He hectors his staff constantly.
((sb.)) into ((-ing)) 威嚇(某人)做(某事) She refused to be hectored into signing the contract.
近義詞
同義詞: bully, intimidate, harass; 反義詞: persuade, coax, encourage
詞源
源自希臘神話中的特洛伊勇士赫克托(Hector),他以勇敢著稱,但後來與虛張聲勢聯繫在一起。
記憶技巧
想像一下神話英雄赫克托,但把他想像成一個專橫、霸道的人物。