| 单词 | bully |
| 释义 | bullyWord family nounbullyismbully boybully bul·ly1 /ˈbʊli/ ●●○ noun (plural bullies) [countableC] 1 CRUELsomeone who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker 恃强凌弱者，以大欺小者；流氓，暴徒 Bullies are often cowards. 恃强凌弱者往往是懦夫。 Examples from the Corpus bully• He wasn't, in fact, a very nice boy, a bully and rather stupid.• Only a bully could have stood up to the bullying party bureaucracy.• Critics describe the mayor as an arrogant bully who hates to be contradicted.• Of course Hell was peopled by bullies.• A group of kids stood by and watched the school bully beat up a smaller boy.• the school bully• Big Willie was the toughest dude on the block, a bad combination of vicious clothes-taking bully and mean, gutsy fighter.• She said she had never seen the bully side of me before.• Alternatively, you can completely rearrange the decor in the tank so that the bully becomes confused.• Tom Arnold plays the grown-up bully. bully2 ●●○ verb (bullied, bullying, bullies) [transitiveT] 1. FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker 欺侮，恐吓〔尤指以大欺小，恃强凌弱〕 2 to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want 威逼，胁迫 bully somebody into (doing) something Don’t let them bully you into working on Saturdays. 不要让他们逼你星期六上班。 3.bully off phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE DSOto start a game of hockey 〔曲棍球〕比赛开始 —bully-off noun [countableC] —bullying noun [uncountableU] an attempt to tackle the problem of bullying in schools 解决校园里恃强凌弱问题的尝试 Examples from the Corpus bully• The court heard that the head of department would routinely bully and humiliate workers.• Just because she was the junior on the Diary team, it didn't mean that he could constantly bully her.• If you try and bully him into giving you the money he's sure to say no -- you should try and persuade him gently.• Ben didn't want to study law, but his father bullied him into it by threatening to cut off his allowance.• All he wanted was a belly-full of berries and a chance to bully the small birds.• A group of girls would bully the younger kids, and force them to give them money.• Ricky used to bully the younger kids in the neighborhood.• Don't let the salesman bully you -- it's your choice. bully somebody into (doing) something• They had pushed and pushed and bullied their way into a freedom that both scared and embarrassed them.• With rare exceptions, world champions are bullied and beaten into fighting shape on the streets.• But between 1967 and 1973, the Chagossians claim, they were tricked, bullied and cajoled into leaving the islands.• More mobile than ever before, big businesses can bully governments into relieving them of their responsibilities.• Isaac bullied his way into second, a gear not made for the speed they had accumulated.• He let his rich father bully him into studying law, which led to his present, unsatisfying Gold Card life.• So I let them bully me into taking them round. bully3 adjectiveadj 1 bully for you/him etc spokenPRAISE used when you do not think that someone has done anything special but they want you to praise them 你/他等有啥了不起的 Yes, I know you’ve done all the dishes. Bully for you! 是的，我知道你把碗碟都洗了。 有啥了不起的！ (1600-1700) bully “lover, someone who controls a prostitute” ((16-19 centuries)), probably from Dutch boel “lover” |
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