单词 | steamrolling |
释义 | > as lemmasˈsteamˌrolling ˈsteamˌrolling n. formerly /ˌsteam ˈrollinɡ/ ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > [noun] needeOE distressc1384 force1387 stressc1390 artingc1400 coactionc1400 constrainauncec1400 compulsion1462 enforcement1477 coercion1495 forcement1524 enforcing1531 strain1532 constraint1533 coercement1592 constrainment1593 duress1596 compulse1616 obligement1641 cogency1702 coercive control1827 steamrolling1879 compression1880 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > [noun] > levelling or grading grading1835 steamrolling1879 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > [noun] > crushing > steam-rolling steamrolling1879 1879 T. Codrington Macadamised Roads 99 The cost of steam rolling, when there is constant work for the machine, is far less than that of horse rolling. 1914 Times 29 Aug. 6/2 Our task is stonewalling, and that of the Russians is steamrolling. 1976 Conservation News Sept.–Oct. 22/1 The main TV companies have made some attempt to cover the most excessive speculation and steamrolling of community rights. < as lemmas |
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