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browbeat [ˈbraʊˌbit]

vt. （以言辞或表情）威逼，恫吓;
过去式：: browbeat 过去分词：: browbeaten 现在分词：: browbeating 第三人称单数：: browbeats

例句:

  • They browbeat him into signing the document.
    他们威逼他签署了文件.
  • We shall never allow our police to browbeat prisoners into admitting their guilt.
    我们决不允许我们的警察对囚犯搞逼供.
  • When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it.
    我要退出100米比赛的时候，一个年纪大些的孩子试图吓唬我就范。
  • To a undecided looking in, it appears you have no argument, and must now browbeat the opposition to prove a point.
    来自SA
  • Speer's unbuilt works seem oppressive, on a scale intended to browbeat anyone in their vicinity.
    来自WSJ