Word · Frequency #41626
browbeaten
受严词威逼的；被吓倒的
核心释义
browbeat 的过去分词，也常用作形容词。
intimidated or bullied by harsh or domineering words
用法In use
After months of harsh criticism, the staff felt browbeaten and demoralized.
用法提示：browbeaten 作 felt 的表语，表示“被威逼”的状态。
She refused to be browbeaten into changing her decision.
用法提示：browbeaten 用在被动式 be browbeaten 中，表示“受威逼”。
The witness had been browbeaten by the lawyer's aggressive questions.
用法提示：browbeaten 是过去分词，用于过去完成被动式 had been browbeaten。
be browbeaten by sb
被动结构，by 后接施压的人；强调被强势言辞压服。
She was browbeaten by her manager during the meeting.
她在会上受到经理的严词威逼。
browbeaten by sb, ...
过去分词短语作原因状语，常置于句首；其逻辑主语与主句主语一致。
Browbeaten by his colleagues, he stopped speaking up.
由于受到同事的严词威逼，他不再敢直言。
Verb forms
base browbeat · third person browbeats · -ing browbeating · past browbeat · past participle browbeaten
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子He has browbeat his staff for years.正确表达He has browbeaten his staff for years.
现在完成时中助动词 has 后必须用过去分词；browbeat 的过去分词是 browbeaten，不能使用与原形和过去式同形的 browbeat。
易错句子He was browbeaten to sign the contract.正确表达He was browbeaten into signing the contract.
browbeat 的固定搭配是 browbeat someone into doing something，表示“威逼某人做某事”；介词 into 后接动名词，不能用不定式 to do。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- beaten
- 被击败的；挨打的 · browbeaten 指被严厉、盛气凌人的言语压住而心生畏惧，侧重心理上的威逼；beaten 指在比赛、战斗或挨打中落败、被打，侧重实际的失败或身体受害。
- intimidated
- 被吓住的；感到胆怯的 · browbeaten 强调对方用严厉、强势的话语把人压服；intimidated 含义更宽，可因气势、场面、威胁等而胆怯，不一定涉及言语威逼。
- bullied
- 被欺凌的 · browbeaten 多指一时被强势言辞压服；bullied 指长期遭受欺凌，常含体力或社交上的反复欺负，并常与 at school、at work 等地点连用。
词族Word family
- browbeat
- 威逼；恫吓 · verb
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明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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