单词 | ram sth down sb throat |
释义 | ram sth down sb throatram sth down sb throat 1 PERSUADEto try to make someone accept an idea or opinion by repeating it many times, especially when they are not interested 向某人反复灌输某事〔尤指某人不感兴趣的观点或意见〕 Examples from the Corpus ram something down somebody’s throat• His teeth were even and white, and Bernice wanted to ram them down his throat.• Jess felt like ramming it down his throat. → ram something down somebody’s throat at ram1(1) 2 informalFORCE somebody TO DO something to force someone to accept or listen to your ideas and opinions 强迫某人接受自己的意见 Examples from the Corpus force/ram/shove something down somebody’s throat• Jess felt like ramming it down his throat.• The agents poured pepper sauce down their nostrils, or forced water down their throats.• Torrents of lava would not tumble out to force fire down his throat, torch his tongue.• His teeth were even and white, and Bernice wanted to ram them down his throat.• But my brokers were complaining that I was shoving them down their throats. → force/ram/shove something down somebody’s throat at throat(2) |
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