strong-arm sb into doing sth
常指用威胁或压力迫使某人做某事。
The management strong-armed the staff into accepting the new terms.
管理层胁迫员工接受新条款。
欺负,恐吓；强迫,施压；用暴力对付；抢劫
to use force or threats to make someone do something
欺负,恐吓；强迫,施压
To bully, to intimidate; to coerce, to muscle.
一般现在时
He often strong-arms his colleagues into agreeing.
他经常用暴力强迫同事同意。
一般过去时
The thugs strong-armed the shopkeeper into giving them money.
暴徒用暴力强迫店主给他们钱。
现在进行时
They are strong-arming the local businesses for protection money.
他们正在用暴力强迫当地商家交保护费。
意为用暴力或威胁手段强迫某人做某事。
The manager tried to strong-arm the employees into accepting the new schedule.
经理试图强迫员工接受新的时间表。
用法提示：strong-arm 作动词，表示用压力或威胁强迫某人做某事。
They strong-armed the small shop owner into selling his property.
他们胁迫小店老板出售他的房产。
用法提示：strong-armed 是过去式，表示胁迫。
A few loud customers were strong-arming the waiter for a free drink.
几个大声嚷嚷的顾客正在胁迫服务员免费送饮料。
用法提示：strong-arming 是现在分词，进行时中表示正在胁迫。
常指用威胁或压力迫使某人做某事。
The management strong-armed the staff into accepting the new terms.
管理层胁迫员工接受新条款。
into 后接名词或名词短语，表示被迫进入某种状态。
The mob strong-armed local businesses into silence.
黑帮恐吓当地企业，使其噤声。
直接接宾语，表示对某人进行恐吓或施压。
He was accused of strong-arming his own colleagues.
他被指控恐吓自己的同事。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager strong-armed him to resign.
正确表达The manager strong-armed him into resigning.
strong-arm 是及物动词，表示“强迫某人做某事”时固定搭配为 strong-arm sb into doing sth，用介词 into + 动名词；不能像 force 那样接 to do 不定式。
grammar · medium
易错句子He strong-arm me into paying for the damage.
正确表达He strong-armed me into paying for the damage.
strong-arm 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 strong-armed。句子描述过去发生的事，必须用过去式 strong-armed，不能用原形 strong-arm。
grammar · medium
易错句子The boss strong-armed on the workers.
正确表达The boss strong-armed the workers.
strong-arm 是及物动词，直接跟宾语（strong-arm sb），不需要介词 on。on 是受汉语“对某人施压”影响的多余介词，去掉后句子才符合英语及物动词的用法。
bully 侧重倚强凌弱、反复欺负弱小者，重点在欺负本身；strong-arm 侧重用暴力或威胁逼人做某事，施压的目的性更强。
coerce 较正式，常带法律色彩，泛指以威胁或压力迫使他人；strong-arm 更口语化，带人身暴力威胁的意味。
intimidate 侧重使人害怕、被威慑住，不一定要对方就范做事；strong-arm 强调对方在恐惧之下被迫服从照做。
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