| 释义 |
Noun: steamroller 'steem`rówlu(r)- A massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
- juggernaut - Vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
- road roller
Verb: steamroller 'steem`rówlu(r)- Bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
"The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
- steamroll - Proceed with great force
"The new teacher tends to steamroller"
- steamroll - Crush with a steamroller as if to level
"steamroller the road" - Overwhelm by using great force
"steamroller the opposition"
- steamroll - Make level or flat with a steamroller
- steamroll
Derived forms: steamrollers, steamrollering, steamrollered Type of: coerce, crush, flatten, force, go, hale [archaic], mash, move, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, power, pressure, proceed, squash, squeeze, squelch, vehicle Encyclopedia: Steamroller |