(pl. -ies)
- a person who uses strength or influence to harm to intimidate others who are weaker恃强凌弱者; 强行霸道者; 恶霸。
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
- use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force them to do what one wants威吓, 恫吓：
a local man was bullied into helping them.
一当地人受威逼帮助了他们。
词源
mid 16th cent.: probably from Middle Dutch boele 'lover'. Original use was as a term of endearment applied to either sex; later becoming a familiar form of address to a male friend. The current sense dates from the late 17th cent.
informal <非正式>
- chiefly N. Amer. very good; first-rate〈主北美〉很棒, 一流的：
the statue really looked bully.
雕像看上去确实很棒。
exclamation
bully for
- an expression of admiration or approval好, 妙（用来表示欣赏或赞同）：
he got away - bully for him!
他逃脱了, 真好！
词源
late 16th cent. （originally used of a person， meaning 'admirable， gallant， jolly'）： from BULLY1. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
(pl. -ies)(亦作bully off)
- the start of play in field hockey, in which two opponents strike each other's sticks three times and then go for the ball（曲棍球）开球, 争球。
词源
late 19th cent. (originally denoting a scrum in Eton football)： of unknown origin.