Word · Frequency #41626
browbeaten
verb
受严词威逼的；被吓倒的
intimidated or bullied by harsh or domineering words
browbeat 的过去分词，也常用作形容词。
In use
After months of harsh criticism, the staff felt browbeaten and demoralized.
She refused to be browbeaten into changing her decision.
The witness had been browbeaten by the lawyer's aggressive questions.
Verb forms
base browbeat · third person browbeats · -ing browbeating · past browbeat · past participle browbeaten
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于被动或过去分词形式，表示‘被威逼’的状态
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