bully
翻譯
欺負, 霸凌, 脅迫
例句
He was bullied at school.
他在學校被欺負了。
Don't let them bully you into quitting.
別讓他們把你逼到辭職。
文法模式
((sb.)) 欺負(某人) He bullied his younger brother.
((sb.)) ((into -ing)) 脅迫(某人)做(某事) They bullied him into giving them his lunch money.
近義詞
同義詞: intimidate, harass, torment, oppress
詞源
源自名詞「bully」(惡霸),該詞最初意為「甜心」,後來轉變為「恃強凌弱者」。
記憶技巧
想像一頭大「公牛(bull)」推撞小動物。這個動詞描述的就是像那頭公牛一樣行事的動作。