| 单词 | grind someone down |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to treat harshly so as to suppress resistance There will always be some bosses who want to grind you down. Synonyms oppress predatory lenders who oppress the poor suppress harass a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi subdue hound hounded by the press bring down plague I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions. persecute They have been persecuted for their beliefs. subjugate Their costly attempt to subjugate the citizens lasted 10 years. trample underfoot tyrannize (over) trouble Is anything troubling you? afflict There are four main problems that afflict these people. hold down Additional synonymsin the sense of afflict Definition to cause someone suffering or unhappiness There are four main problems that afflict these people. Synonyms torment, trouble, pain, hurt, wound, burden, distress, rack, try, plague, grieve, harass, ail (literary), oppress, beset, smite in the sense of harass Definition to trouble or annoy (someone) by repeated attacks, questions, or problems a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi Synonyms annoy, trouble, bother, worry, harry, disturb, devil (informal), plague, bait, hound, torment, hassle (informal), badger, persecute, exasperate, pester, vex, breathe down someone's neck, chivvy (British), give someone grief (British, South Africa), be on your back (slang), beleaguer in the sense of hound Definition to pursue, disturb, or criticize relentlessly hounded by the press Synonyms harass, harry, bother, provoke, annoy, torment, hassle (informal), prod, badger, persecute, pester, goad, keep after, pursueNearby words of |
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