browbeaten
[ˈbraʊbi:tn]
v.
(以言辞或表情)威逼,恫吓( browbeat的过去分词 );
例句:
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They were browbeaten into accepting the offer.
他们被威逼接受了提议。
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Why was I always suffering, always browbeaten, always accused , for ever condemned?
我为什么老受折磨, 老受欺侮, 老挨骂,一辈子也翻不了身 呢 ?
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Thereupon, finding Tess unfairly browbeaten, the husbands and lovers tried to make peace by defending her.
那些丈夫和情人们, 看到苔丝让人这样威慑势凌,有欠公道, 就想帮助苔丝一下,好使争端平息.
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Children may be browbeaten, but adults resist interference with their pleasures.
来自NEWYORKER
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I share that with most of mankind, even if they've been browbeaten into not wishing to admit it.
来自SA