browbeats

英 [ˈbraʊbiːts]

美 [ˈbraʊbiːts]

v.  恫吓; 威逼
browbeat的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

The form browbeat is used in the present tense and is also the past tense. browbeat的过去式和原形相同。


• VERB 威逼；恫吓
  If someone tries tobrowbeatyou, they try to force you to do what they want.
  1. ...attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters...
     蒙蔽、欺骗或恫吓选民的企图
  2. When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it.
     我要退出100米比赛的时候，一个年纪大些的孩子试图吓唬我就范。

双语例句

• Shenzhen police expresses, this case browbeats badly finance is safe, social influence is great.
  深圳警方表示，此案严重威胁金融安全，社会影响极大。