Word · Frequency #9273
hectors
威吓；欺凌；气势汹汹地欺压
hectors is the third person singular of hector.
to intimidate or bully someone, especially in a noisy or aggressive way
- 1.
To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
以虚张声势的方式支配或恐吓；欺凌,专横对待。
- 2.
To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.
表现得像赫克托或恶霸；虚张声势,趾高气扬；欺凌。
横行霸道；虚张声势；恃强凌弱；以虚张声势的方式支配或恐吓；欺凌,专横对待。；表现得像赫克托或恶霸；虚张声势,趾高气扬；欺凌。；vi. 说大话；吓唬
In use
The manager hectors his employees constantly, creating a stressful work environment.
She felt hectored by the aggressive salesman and quickly left the store.
Stop hectoring me with your threatening tone; I'm not afraid of you.
Verb forms
base hector · third person hectors · -ing hectoring · past hectored · past participle hectored
Connections
Collocations
- hector someone into doing something
- 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。
- a hectoring tone
- 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。
- hector subordinates
- 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。
Synonyms
- bully
- 欺负；欺压 · 最常用，指用力量或言语欺压弱者；hector 更强调虚张声势的恐吓，语气较正式。
- intimidate
- 恐吓；威胁 · 侧重让对方害怕而服从，未必形成长期欺压关系；hector 具有更强烈的欺凌、专横色彩。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态或与介词搭配，如hector into doing
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 hector /ˈhektə/ 押韵的词有 sector /ˈsektə/、vector /ˈvektə/、detector /dɪˈtektə/。注意 doctor /ˈdɒktə/、hectic /ˈhektɪk/、hectare /ˈhektɑː/ 虽拼写或开头相似，但发音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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