bully
翻译
欺负, 霸凌, 胁迫
例句
He was bullied at school.
他在学校被欺负了。
Don't let them bully you into quitting.
别让他们把你逼到辞职。
语法模式
((sb.)) 欺负(某人) He bullied his younger brother.
((sb.)) ((into -ing)) 胁迫(某人)做(某事) They bullied him into giving them his lunch money.
近义词
同义词: intimidate, harass, torment, oppress
词源
源自名词“bully”(恶霸),该词最初意为“甜心”,后来转变为“恃强凌弱者”。
记忆技巧
想象一头大“公牛(bull)”推撞小动物。这个动词描述的就是像那头公牛一样行事的动作。