词汇 | strong-arm |
释义 | strong-arm adjective disapprovinguk /ˈstrɒŋ.ɑːm/ us /ˈstrɑːŋ.ɑːrm/ a strong-arm tactic/method a method or a type of behaviour that involves using force and threats to make people do what you want: 高压策略/强制手段 Police resorted to strong-arm tactics to break up the protest.警方采取强制手段驱散抗议人群。 strong-arm verb[ T ] disapprovinguk /ˈstrɒŋ.ɑːm/ us /ˈstrɑːŋ.ɑːrm/ to use force and threats to make people do what you want: 用威胁、武力强制 We never strong-armed anybody. I told people about the website and they could take it or leave it.我们从不威逼任何人,我跟他们介绍这个网站,他们可以来了解也可以不来。 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 strong-arm | American Dictionarystrong-arm adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈstrɔŋˌɑrm/ disapproving involving force and threats to get people to do something: The curfew is just another of the city's strong-arm policies. |
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