browbeat

• 动词，指用严厉、威胁性的言语或行为恐吓、胁迫某人，使其屈服或被迫做某事。

A verb used to indicate the act of intimidating or bullying someone into doing something, often through harsh or threatening words or behavior.

不规则动词

1. Intimidate or DomineerC1formal

   To try to force someone to do something by threatening them or acting in a very aggressive and superior way.

   恐吓或欺压

   • The manager tried to browbeat his employees into working overtime without pay.
   • She refused to be browbeaten by the aggressive salesman.
   • The witness was browbeaten by the lawyer during the cross-examination.

   同义词bulldozebullycowdomineerintimidateoverbearpressurestrong-armtyrannize

   反义词coaxencourageenticepersuadeurge

2. Discourage or FrightenC1formal

   To frighten or discourage someone with threats or a domineering manner.

   威吓

   • The bully browbeat the younger children into giving him their lunch money.
   • He felt browbeaten by the constant criticism from his boss.
   • The dictator browbeat the population into submission.

   同义词bulldozebullycowdauntfrightenintimidateoppressoverawetyrannize

   反义词comfortencourageinspirereassure