Definition of arm-twisting in English:

arm-twisting

noun

mass nouninformal

The action of pressurizing someone into doing something they are unwilling do do.
a day of arm-twisting by government whips
政府督导员一整天的施压。
Example sentencesExamples
- Paul Brown Stadium opened in 2000 after years of friendly persuasion and arm-twisting.
- Two of the team were caught and plead guilty to manslaughter, but due to arm-twisting by the French, the government was forced to transfer them to French custody.
- It took a lot of arm-twisting for me to be persuaded to publish the script in Dream Country, which I agreed to mostly because I'd wanted so much as a young writer to see what a comics script looked like.
- Ultimately, despite aggressive administration and business arm-twisting, both houses of Congress voted to block the new rule.
- Expect a little more arm-twisting from the government, and an eventual approval of the resolution.
- There were reports of intense political arm-twisting in the corridors of Westminster, with some MPs complaining that ministers were warning potential rebels that they could bring down the Government.
- No amount of arm-twisting or cajoling could change that political reality.
- Discreet arm-twisting by President Clinton to encourage an increase in production may provide a short term solution, but with winter approaching in the rich northern countries, demand is unlikely to fall.
- Any arm-twisting or gentle persuasion presumably took place in corridor huddles or late-night conversations.
- With all the political arm-twisting over climate change going on before G8 begins, the BBC as usual missed the real story this morning.

Derivatives

arm-twist

verb ˈɑːmˌtwɪstˈɑrmˌtwɪst

[with object]

informal

Pressurize into doing something.
he arm-twisted the club into a sale
Example sentencesExamples
- First Roosevelt demanded that Japan quit Indo-China, where the local Vichy-inclined administration had been arm-twisted into a quasi-alliance with Japan, then that Japan vacate China, both on threat of a US oil cut-off.
- We'll revise Government guidance which arm-twists councils into unwise speed bump schemes.
- His only ally was his younger protégé, Vice President Dick Cheney, who arm-twisted the Bush camp to give Rumsfeld the job of Defense Secretary.

Definition of arm-twisting in US English:

arm-twisting

nounˈɑrmˌtwɪstɪŋˈärmˌtwistiNG

informal

Persuasion by the use of physical force or moral pressure.
〈非正式〉以武力（或道义压力）迫使信服，施压
eight years of arguing and diplomatic arm-twisting
Example sentencesExamples
- Two of the team were caught and plead guilty to manslaughter, but due to arm-twisting by the French, the government was forced to transfer them to French custody.
- Any arm-twisting or gentle persuasion presumably took place in corridor huddles or late-night conversations.
- Expect a little more arm-twisting from the government, and an eventual approval of the resolution.
- Discreet arm-twisting by President Clinton to encourage an increase in production may provide a short term solution, but with winter approaching in the rich northern countries, demand is unlikely to fall.
- Paul Brown Stadium opened in 2000 after years of friendly persuasion and arm-twisting.
- Ultimately, despite aggressive administration and business arm-twisting, both houses of Congress voted to block the new rule.
- It took a lot of arm-twisting for me to be persuaded to publish the script in Dream Country, which I agreed to mostly because I'd wanted so much as a young writer to see what a comics script looked like.
- There were reports of intense political arm-twisting in the corridors of Westminster, with some MPs complaining that ministers were warning potential rebels that they could bring down the Government.
- With all the political arm-twisting over climate change going on before G8 begins, the BBC as usual missed the real story this morning.
- No amount of arm-twisting or cajoling could change that political reality.

单词	arm-twisting
释义	Definition of arm-twisting in English: arm-twisting noun mass nouninformal The action of pressurizing someone into doing something they are unwilling do do. a day of arm-twisting by government whips 政府督导员一整天的施压。 Example sentencesExamples Paul Brown Stadium opened in 2000 after years of friendly persuasion and arm-twisting. Two of the team were caught and plead guilty to manslaughter, but due to arm-twisting by the French, the government was forced to transfer them to French custody. It took a lot of arm-twisting for me to be persuaded to publish the script in Dream Country, which I agreed to mostly because I'd wanted so much as a young writer to see what a comics script looked like. Ultimately, despite aggressive administration and business arm-twisting, both houses of Congress voted to block the new rule. Expect a little more arm-twisting from the government, and an eventual approval of the resolution. There were reports of intense political arm-twisting in the corridors of Westminster, with some MPs complaining that ministers were warning potential rebels that they could bring down the Government. No amount of arm-twisting or cajoling could change that political reality. Discreet arm-twisting by President Clinton to encourage an increase in production may provide a short term solution, but with winter approaching in the rich northern countries, demand is unlikely to fall. Any arm-twisting or gentle persuasion presumably took place in corridor huddles or late-night conversations. With all the political arm-twisting over climate change going on before G8 begins, the BBC as usual missed the real story this morning. Derivatives arm-twist verb ˈɑːmˌtwɪstˈɑrmˌtwɪst [with object]informal Pressurize into doing something. he arm-twisted the club into a sale Example sentencesExamples First Roosevelt demanded that Japan quit Indo-China, where the local Vichy-inclined administration had been arm-twisted into a quasi-alliance with Japan, then that Japan vacate China, both on threat of a US oil cut-off. We'll revise Government guidance which arm-twists councils into unwise speed bump schemes. His only ally was his younger protégé, Vice President Dick Cheney, who arm-twisted the Bush camp to give Rumsfeld the job of Defense Secretary. Definition of arm-twisting in US English: arm-twisting nounˈɑrmˌtwɪstɪŋˈärmˌtwistiNG informal Persuasion by the use of physical force or moral pressure. 〈非正式〉以武力（或道义压力）迫使信服，施压 eight years of arguing and diplomatic arm-twisting Example sentencesExamples Two of the team were caught and plead guilty to manslaughter, but due to arm-twisting by the French, the government was forced to transfer them to French custody. Any arm-twisting or gentle persuasion presumably took place in corridor huddles or late-night conversations. Expect a little more arm-twisting from the government, and an eventual approval of the resolution. Discreet arm-twisting by President Clinton to encourage an increase in production may provide a short term solution, but with winter approaching in the rich northern countries, demand is unlikely to fall. Paul Brown Stadium opened in 2000 after years of friendly persuasion and arm-twisting. Ultimately, despite aggressive administration and business arm-twisting, both houses of Congress voted to block the new rule. It took a lot of arm-twisting for me to be persuaded to publish the script in Dream Country, which I agreed to mostly because I'd wanted so much as a young writer to see what a comics script looked like. There were reports of intense political arm-twisting in the corridors of Westminster, with some MPs complaining that ministers were warning potential rebels that they could bring down the Government. With all the political arm-twisting over climate change going on before G8 begins, the BBC as usual missed the real story this morning. No amount of arm-twisting or cajoling could change that political reality.
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