hector someone into doing something
collocation威逼某人做某事;胁迫某人做某事
The manager hectored the interns into working overtime.
经理威逼实习生加班。
威吓;欺凌;气势汹汹地欺压
hectors — third person singular of hector
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威吓;欺凌;气势汹汹地欺压
to intimidate or bully someone, especially in a noisy or aggressive way
The manager hectors his employees constantly, creating a stressful work environment.
经理不停地吓唬员工,造成了紧张的工作环境。
以虚张声势的方式支配或恐吓;欺凌,专横对待。
To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
表现得像赫克托或恶霸;虚张声势,趾高气扬;欺凌。
To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.
hector
Base
原形
hectors
3rd person
第三人称单数
hectoring
-ing
现在分词
hectored
Past
过去式
hectored
Past participle
过去分词
He hectors his subordinates.
他威吓他的下属。
She hectored the team yesterday.
她昨天威吓了团队。
They are hectoring the new intern.
他们正在威吓新来的实习生。
She felt hectored by the aggressive salesman and quickly left the store.
她感到被咄咄逼人的销售员吓唬了,于是迅速离开了商店。
Stop hectoring me with your threatening tone; I'm not afraid of you.
别再用你威胁的语气吓唬我了;我不怕你。
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威逼某人做某事;胁迫某人做某事
The manager hectored the interns into working overtime.
经理威逼实习生加班。
威吓的语气;咄咄逼人的口气
Her hectoring tone made the audience uncomfortable.
她那咄咄逼人的语气让听众很不舒服。
欺压下属;对下属横行霸道
He was accused of hectoring his subordinates in public.
他被指责在公开场合欺压下属。
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hector 音近“黑克特”,想象一个黑脸恶霸气势汹汹地呵斥、欺压别人,专横霸道。
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、文学描写、严肃报刊评论 hector 多用于正式或书面语境,如严肃文章和文学描写;日常口语中比较少见,表示“欺凌”时用 bully 更自然。
常用于被动语态或与介词搭配,如hector into doing
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