【browbeat】 - A-level备考词汇

browbeat

UK:  ['braʊ.biːt]

US:  ['braʊ.bit]

过去分词：browbeaten  现在分词：browbeating  第三人称单数：browbeats  

v.

1.吓唬;欺侮

2.吓,威吓,威逼;对…扬眉怒目

3.威慑势凌

1 . 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。

2 . 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。

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。

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。

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。