| 词汇 | hectoring |
| 释义 | hectoring adjective uk /ˈhek.tər.ɪŋ/ us /ˈhek.tɚ.ɪŋ/ talking and behaving in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order to get someone to act or think as you want: （言行）有威吓感的 He had a loud, hectoring manner.他举止粗鄙又带威吓。 Her staff ignored his hectoring emails and phone calls for several months.她的工作人员在几个月内对他的威吓电子邮件和电话置之不理。 See hector He can be chilly and hectoring. Many specialists advise a more subtle, less hectoring approach when it comes to advancing global democracy. The Republican used an aggressive, sometimes hectoring, style. Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither come out coo pipe up prate spluttery stammer stiltedly sweet nothings talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle telegrammatic turn of phrase undertone wax witter hectoring noun[ U ] uk /ˈhek.tər.ɪŋ/ us /ˈhek.tɚ.ɪŋ/ loud and upleasantly forceful talk or behaviour, especially intended to get someone to act or think as you want: （言行）有威吓感 His first marriage broke under the weight of his wife's endless hectoring.他的第一段婚姻在妻子无休止的威吓下破裂。 His mean-spirited hectoring is a turn off for those who otherwise might support him.他的刻薄威吓让那些原本可能支持他的人感到厌恶。 His hectoring can get tedious. An essential kindness is clear beneath the hectoring. Alice, worn down by Gilbert's hectoring, turns to drink. Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither come out coo pipe up prate spluttery stammer stiltedly sweet nothings talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle telegrammatic turn of phrase undertone wax witter |
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