| 单词 | lean on someone |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to depend on (someone) for help and advice She leaned on him to help her solve her problems. Synonyms depend on She assured him that he could depend on her. trust ‘I trust you completely,’ he said. rely on I know I can rely on you to sort it out. cling to count on confide in have faith in 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to try to influence (someone) by using threats (informal) Colin was being leaned on by his bankers. Synonyms pressurize He thought she was trying to pressurize him into agreeing. intimidate Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed. coerce He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning. breathe down someone's neck browbeat attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters twist someone's arm (informal) put the screws on (slang) Additional synonymsin the sense of browbeat Definition to frighten (someone) with threats attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters Synonyms bully, threaten, cow, intimidate, badger, oppress, hector, coerce, bulldoze (informal), overawe, dragoon, ride roughshod over, tyrannize, overbear, domineerin the sense of coerce Definition to compel or force He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning. Synonyms force, compel, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal), constrain, bulldoze (informal), dragoon, pressurize, browbeat, press-gang, twist (someone's) arm (informal), drivein the sense of intimidate Definition to subdue or influence (someone) through fear Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed. Synonyms frighten, pressure, threaten, alarm, scare, terrify, cow, bully, plague, menace, hound, awe, daunt, harass, subdue, oppress, persecute, lean on (informal), coerce, overawe, scare off (informal), terrorize, pressurize, browbeat, twist someone's arm (informal), tyrannize, dishearten, dispirit, scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic), domineerNearby words of |
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