browbeat
UK/'brajbi:t/US
GREC2
释义
v.
To intimidate or pressure someone with a stern, overbearing manner
威吓，用气势压人，逼迫
词根拆分
原生英语brow（眉毛）+ beat = 用严厉神色把人「压」倒——靠气势而非拳头威吓。这一击是心理上的。常用结构：browbeat someone into doing something（逼某人做某事）。
词根 beat 还连着 6 个词常用搭配
- 1.browbeat into逼……就范
- 2.browbeat someone威吓某人
- 3.be browbeaten被逼迫
例句
- 1.
He tried to browbeat the witness into changing her story.
他试图威吓证人改口。
- 2.
They were browbeaten into signing the contract.
他们被逼着签了合同。