| 单词 | strong-arm |
| 释义 | strong-arm (once / 26985 pages) vadj To strong-arm someone is to force them to do something. When you strong-arm your sister into getting out of your bedroom, you physically push her out the door. Bullies strong-arm smaller kids into handing over their lunch money, and powerful countries strong-arm weaker ones into cooperating with treaties and alliances. In the second example, a figurative kind of strong-arming is going on; there is no physical action, just the implied threat of negative consequences. You can also use this word as an adjective: "Your strong-arm tactics don't scare me!" WORD FAMILYstrong-arm USAGE EXAMPLESBut last week’s session was a reversion to the strong-arm rule that Republicans decried in the 1980s. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) It is now trying to strong-arm Ms. Tsai into stating her support for “one China.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 04, 2016) Rosenbaum claims to help strong-arm brands into responding to these requests. Seattle Times(Nov 19, 2016) 1v use physical force against They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant Hyper beat, beat up, work over give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression 2v handle roughly He was strong-armed by the policemen Hyper do by, handle, treat interact in a certain way 3v be bossy towards Syn|Hypo|Hyper ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner intimidate make timid or fearful 4adj impelled by physical force especially against resistance strong-arm tactics Syn forcible, physical forceful characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) |
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