| 词汇 | steamroller |
| 释义 | steamroller noun[ C ] uk /ˈstiːmˌrəʊ.lər/ us /ˈstiːmˌroʊ.lɚ/ steamrollernoun[C] (VEHICLE)a vehicle that moves forward on a large, heavy wheel in order to make a road surface flat蒸汽压路机 Lalocracio/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages Trucks, vans & caravans armoured car articulated lorry bakkie bin lorry bloodmobile camper caravan Caterpillar track dumper JCB tender tipper tipper truck transit travel trailer trucking ute utility truck Winnebago wrecker steamrollernoun[C] (FORCE)informal a person who forces other people to agree with them and prevents any opposition专横的人，以势压人的人 Giving orders & commands all-points bulletin boss someone around bossily bossiness bossyboots commanding decree demand dictate expect harry instruct prescribe push someone around put something on self-ordained shove shove someone around stick task steamroller verb[ T ] informaluk /ˈstiːmˌrəʊ.lər/ us /ˈstiːmˌroʊ.lɚ/ to use great force either to make someone do something or on something to make it happen or be successful: （凭借强力）迫使，强迫 He steamrollered the plan through the committee.他迫使委员会通过了这项计划。 I hate being steamrollered into doing something I don't want to.我讨厌别人强迫我做我不想做的事情。 Causing somebody to act arm-twisting bludgeon bounce someone into something browbeat someone into something/doing something bull something through coercion dragoon someone into something drive someone/something to something duress force someone's handidiom forced marriage push (someone) toward(s) something push something through put the heat on someoneidiom put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom rallying cry ransom slap squeeze wring steamroller | American Dictionarysteamroller noun[ C ] us/ˈstimˌroʊ·lər/ steamrollernoun[C] (VEHICLE)a vehicle whose wheels are large, heavy cylinders that roll over a road surface to make it flat steamroller verb[ T ] us/ˈstimˌroʊ·lər/(alsosteamroll, us/ˈstimˌroʊl/) steamrollerverb[T] (FORCE)to use great force to make someone do something or to make (something) happen: He steamrollered the bill through Congress. steamroller | Business Englishsteamroller noun uk /ˈstiːmˌrəʊlər/us [ C ] a large, heavy machine that rolls over the surface of a new road to make it flat [ C,usually singular ] a powerful force that easily defeats anything opposing it: It is hard for small businesses to compete against the steamroller of globalization. steamroller verb[ T ] uk /ˈstiːmˌrəʊlər/us(alsosteamroll) to achieve something using a great amount of force, pressure, or influence: steamroller sb into doing sthA sales assistant tried to steamroller him into buying a €50 warranty. steamroller sth through (sth)The vote was criticized as an effort to steamroll the legislation through before Sunday's general election. to defeat someone by using a great amount of force, pressure, or influence: The company is so big they simply steamroller the competition. Examples of steamrollersteamroller Even in the eighteenth century, a time of assertive central power not to be repeated until the 1950s, colonial expansion was not a steamroller. The situation had 'matured' and the revolution had to steamroller the forces of reaction. We instead used the steamroller technique and continued to disregard genuine social needs, public services and citizenship in every meaning of the word. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Let us vote only for what takes balanced account of the social, economic and legal aspects and not steamroller through narrow ethical boundaries. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He is steamrollering it through, knowing that it is nonsense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, that would not apply to all vehicles, as steamrollers and similar vehicles would still have to be on a time basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By that undemocratic procedure, the measure was steamrollered through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have now been told that we are so short of that precious commodity, time, that our debate has to be steamrollered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am no great friend of comprehensive education where it steamrollers fine grammar schools out of existence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must protest that a series of technical amendments is being steamrollered through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does it mean registering the parish council's opinion or "steamrollering" it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By virtue of being moderate and trying to encourage some restraint, we shall be steamrollered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they steamrollered the decision through and imposed it on areas that did not want it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We normally understand the word "streamlining" in that context as meaning being steamrollered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not sit back gently and be steamrollered; we are bigger and more important than that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of steamroller 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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