Word
ballyrag
欺负;对…作威作福
核心释义
be bossy towards; bully
- 1.
口头骚扰、纠缠、嘲弄或辱骂
To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.
口头骚扰、纠缠、嘲弄或辱骂;恫吓;欺负
用法In use
In the old school, bigger kids used to ballyrag anyone smaller than them.
用法提示:ballyrag 为动词原形,表示‘欺负、恫吓’。
My neighbor ballyragged me into selling my car at a low price.
用法提示:ballyragged 为过去式,表示‘恫吓、胁迫’。
Stop ballyragging your little brother; it is not funny.
用法提示:ballyragging 为动名词形式,表示‘不断欺负、作威作福’。
ballyrag sb
The older kids ballyragged the new student.
大孩子们欺负了那个新生。
ballyrag sb into doing sth
常指通过欺负或恫吓迫使某人做某事。
He was ballyragged into quitting the team.
他被逼着退出了队伍。
ballyrag sb about sth
They ballyragged him about his accent.
他们拿他的口音欺负他。
Verb forms
base ballyrag · third person ballyrags · -ing ballyragging · past ballyragged · past participle ballyragged
非正式用语
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子He ballyraged me yesterday.正确表达He ballyragged me yesterday.
过去式拼写错误:ballyrag 的过去式需要双写 g 再加 -ed,而不是只加一个 g。
易错句子He ballyragged on me for being late.正确表达He ballyragged me for being late.
及物动词用法错误:ballyrag 是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要介词 on。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- ballyrags
- third person singular
- ballyragged
- past, past participle
学习提示Learner notes
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