bulldoze
/ˈbʊldəʊz/verb
with obj.
1- clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer(用推土机)把…夷为平地; 平整, 清除:
developers are bulldozing the site.
开发商正在平整这块地。
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- figurative, informal use force insensitively when dealing with (someone or something)〈喻, 非正式〉威吓; 震慑:
she believes that to build status you need to bulldoze everyone else.
她认为要确立自己的地位就得震住所有的人。
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