音标:['brajbi:t] ;
vt. 对...吹胡子瞪眼睛, 吓唬
v. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
词型变化:过去分词 : browbeaten ; 现在分词 : browbeating ; 过去式 : browbeat ; 第三人称单数 : browbeats
考试类型:[GRE]
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browbeat的用法和样例:

例句

  1. For many Britons accustomed to watching Thatcher browbeat enemies and dress down aides, it seemed like only a matter of time before her support for Major would cool.对很多看惯撒切尔向她的政敌怒目而视或斥责僚属的英国人来说,她对梅杰的支持迟早都会冷却。
  2. I won't be browbeaten into accepting your proposals.我不会在威迫之下接受你的提议。
  3. The judge browbeat the witness.那法官威吓证人。

词汇搭配

  • browbeat someone into doing something威逼着某人去做某事...
【近义词】

DON GONYEA, HOST: The National Rifle Association says it's facing financial trouble and that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is to blame. In a lawsuit, the NRA claims Governor Cuomo discouraged insurance companies and other financial institutions from

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第九、我们可以说dress sb down. In English it means to criticize or be angry with sb because they have done sth wrong. 中文意思是训斥,责骂。我们通过下面的例句来熟悉这个动词短语的意思。 下面的这个例句是关

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