Word · Frequency #39618
browbeating
吓唬；威逼；恫吓
browbeating is the present participle of browbeat.
to discourage or frighten someone with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
- 1.
To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
以威胁、霸道或傲慢的方式欺凌。
以威胁、霸道或傲慢的方式欺凌。；对...吹胡子瞪眼睛；吓唬
In use
She browbeats her little brother into doing her chores.
The manager browbeat the new employee into working overtime yesterday.
I will not be browbeaten into changing my decision.
browbeat someone into doing something
常用于强迫某人做某事。
The manager browbeat the employees into accepting the pay cut.
经理吓唬员工接受减薪。
browbeat someone with something
He browbeat her with threats of violence.
他用暴力威胁吓唬她。
browbeat someone
直接宾语后无需介词。
The bully browbeats the smaller kids.
那个恶霸吓唬更小的孩子。
Verb forms
base browbeat · third person browbeats · -ing browbeating · past browbeat · past participle browbeaten
Common mistakes
He browbeated me into agreeing.He browbeat me into agreeing.
browbeat的过去式是browbeat，不是browbeated。不规则动词变化需记忆。
He browbeat at me to get his way.He browbeat me to get his way.
browbeat是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词at。
Connections
Confusing words
- bully
- 欺负，霸凌 · bully侧重恃强凌弱的行为，而browbeat侧重言语威吓
- intimidate
- 恐吓，胁迫 · intimidate强调使对方感到恐惧，browbeat强调以盛气凌人的态度威逼
Word family
- browbeats
- third person singular
- browbeaten
- past participle
- browbeating
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.