单词 | steamroller |
释义 | steamroller /steem"roh'leuhr/, n. 1. a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like. 2. (not in technical use) any similar vehicle with a roller. 3. an overpowering force, esp. one that crushes all opposition with ruthless disregard for individual rights. v.t. 4. to crush or flatten with a steamroller. 5. to overcome with superior force: to steamroller the competition. 6. to bring about the adoption of by overwhelming pressure: to steamroller the resolution through. v.i. 7. to proceed with implacable force. adj. 8. suggestive of a steamroller; ruthlessly overpowering: steamroller tactics. [1865-70; STEAM + ROLLER1] |
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