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单词 browbeat
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browbeat


brow·beat

B0506500 (brou′bēt′)tr.v. brow·beat, brow·beat·en (-bēt′n), brow·beat·ing, brow·beats To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully. See Synonyms at intimidate.
brow′beat′er n.

browbeat

(ˈbraʊˌbiːt) vb, -beats, -beating, -beat or -beaten (tr) to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate ˈbrowˌbeater n

brow•beat

(ˈbraʊˌbit)

v.t. -beat, -beat•en, -beat•ing. to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully. [1575–85] brow′beat`er, n.

browbeat


Past participle: browbeaten
Gerund: browbeating
Imperative
browbeat
browbeat
Present
I browbeat
you browbeat
he/she/it browbeats
we browbeat
you browbeat
they browbeat
Preterite
I browbeat
you browbeat
he/she/it browbeat
we browbeat
you browbeat
they browbeat
Present Continuous
I am browbeating
you are browbeating
he/she/it is browbeating
we are browbeating
you are browbeating
they are browbeating
Present Perfect
I have browbeaten
you have browbeaten
he/she/it has browbeaten
we have browbeaten
you have browbeaten
they have browbeaten
Past Continuous
I was browbeating
you were browbeating
he/she/it was browbeating
we were browbeating
you were browbeating
they were browbeating
Past Perfect
I had browbeaten
you had browbeaten
he/she/it had browbeaten
we had browbeaten
you had browbeaten
they had browbeaten
Future
I will browbeat
you will browbeat
he/she/it will browbeat
we will browbeat
you will browbeat
they will browbeat
Future Perfect
I will have browbeaten
you will have browbeaten
he/she/it will have browbeaten
we will have browbeaten
you will have browbeaten
they will have browbeaten
Future Continuous
I will be browbeating
you will be browbeating
he/she/it will be browbeating
we will be browbeating
you will be browbeating
they will be browbeating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been browbeating
you have been browbeating
he/she/it has been browbeating
we have been browbeating
you have been browbeating
they have been browbeating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been browbeating
you will have been browbeating
he/she/it will have been browbeating
we will have been browbeating
you will have been browbeating
they will have been browbeating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been browbeating
you had been browbeating
he/she/it had been browbeating
we had been browbeating
you had been browbeating
they had been browbeating
Conditional
I would browbeat
you would browbeat
he/she/it would browbeat
we would browbeat
you would browbeat
they would browbeat
Past Conditional
I would have browbeaten
you would have browbeaten
he/she/it would have browbeaten
we would have browbeaten
you would have browbeaten
they would have browbeaten
Thesaurus
Verb1.browbeat - be bossy towardsbrowbeat - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"ballyrag, boss around, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-armintimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize - rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"
2.browbeat - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidatebully, swaggerblarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

browbeat

verb bully, threaten, cow, intimidate, badger, oppress, hector, coerce, bulldoze (informal), overawe, dragoon, ride roughshod over, tyrannize, overbear, domineer attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters
tempt, lure, flatter, manoeuvre, seduce, entice, coax, beguile, cajole, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal), inveigle

browbeat

verbTo domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:bludgeon, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten.Informal: strong-arm.
Translations
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browbeat


browbeat (one) into (something)

To thoroughly and continually dominate, intimidate, or bully someone into doing something. I'm tired of seeing him browbeat her into agreeing with him.See also: browbeat

browbeat someone into something

Fig. to bully or intimidate someone into something. It won't do any good to try to browbeat me into it. I was browbeaten into doing it once. I refuse to do it again.See also: browbeat

browbeat


  • verb

Synonyms for browbeat

verb bully

Synonyms

  • bully
  • threaten
  • cow
  • intimidate
  • badger
  • oppress
  • hector
  • coerce
  • bulldoze
  • overawe
  • dragoon
  • ride roughshod over
  • tyrannize
  • overbear
  • domineer

Antonyms

  • tempt
  • lure
  • flatter
  • manoeuvre
  • seduce
  • entice
  • coax
  • beguile
  • cajole
  • wheedle
  • sweet-talk
  • inveigle

Synonyms for browbeat

verb to domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example

Synonyms

  • bludgeon
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • bullyrag
  • cow
  • hector
  • intimidate
  • menace
  • threaten
  • strong-arm

Synonyms for browbeat

verb be bossy towards

Synonyms

  • ballyrag
  • boss around
  • bully
  • bullyrag
  • hector
  • push around
  • strong-arm

Related Words

  • intimidate
  • domineer
  • tyrannise
  • tyrannize

verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner

Synonyms

  • bully
  • swagger

Related Words

  • blarney
  • cajole
  • coax
  • inveigle
  • sweet-talk
  • wheedle
  • palaver
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