词汇 | hector |
释义 | hector verb[ T ] disapprovinguk /ˈhek.tər/ us /ˈhek.tɚ/ to talk and behave towards someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order to get them to act or think as you want威吓 Synonyms browbeat bully strong-armdisapproving Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither come out coo pipe up prate sink to a whisperidiom spit something out spluttery stammer stiltedly talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle turn of phrase undertone wax witter Related wordhectoring Examples of hectorhector Furthermore, the style is all too desperate, too hectoring. Cajoling is replaced by hectoring. It cannot be a relationship where either party feels entitled to lecture or hector the other. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I am sure that we should seek to persuade, not just hector and lecture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not hector college principals or managers about what they should or should not do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people in this country with sons or husbands in the services are naturally incensed by hectoring interviewers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Someone under arrest awaiting trial is not to be questioned or hectored. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not good enough to hector or lecture people, or to subject communities to administrative and financial penalties or political ostracism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As men, trade unionists do not like being hectored by women. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Universities are not encouraged in their efforts to increase access to and participation in higher education but regularly hectored and condemned for not doing enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the pursuit of his objectives his style was never to hector and bully but to persuade and argue the case rationally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Being around the longest does not give her the right to lecture and hector her peers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why were we hectored so much earlier on when we were giving our opinion so firmly to the other place? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of hectoring local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Haranguing and hectoring and hullabaloo have long been the means of enlivening debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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