英语词汇“steamrollered”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

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We have now been told that we are so short of that precious commodity, time, that our debate has to be steamrollered.
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By that undemocratic procedure, the measure was steamrollered through.
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I must protest that a series of technical amendments is being steamrollered through.
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By virtue of being moderate and trying to encourage some restraint, we shall be steamrollered.
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Instead, they steamrollered the decision through and imposed it on areas that did not want it.
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The report has been pro- duced by the "rolling chairmen", and no doubt their proposals could be steamrollered into effect.
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He said that he had not space in the hangars, and he steamrollered the lot.
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To suggest that we have not given time to authorities, that we have steamrollered or are rushing this through is an arrant piece of nonsense.
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Too often planners are steamrollered into developments which exploit cheaper waterside land and result in nothing but slabs of wall facing the waterway.
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That procedure means only that, perhaps late at night, a major change will be brought forward and be steamrollered through without discussion.
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It is not fair to suggest that this proposal has been steamrollered through without the mining industry being aware of the situation.
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I do not believe, however, that teachers will allow themselves to be steamrollered in this fashion.
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We normally understand the word "streamlining" in that context as meaning being steamrollered.
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We should not sit back gently and be steamrollered; we are bigger and more important than that.
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