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外刊用例
- When she was health minister in 2009, she refused to be browbeaten into mandating an untested swine-flu vaccine, despite fears of a global epidemic.
当她在2009年担任卫生部大臣的时候，尽管当时是全球恐慌状态，她也拒绝被迫批准未经检疫的流感疫苗。
——《经济学人》 - This suggests that while Mr. Trump can browbeat manufacturers into staying in America, he can’t force them to hire many people.
这表明，虽然特朗普可以威逼制造商留在美国，但他不能强迫它们雇用很多的人。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] to try to force someone to do something by threatening them or persuading them forcefully and unfairly
[动词] 试图通过威胁或者不公平的强力说服，强迫某人做某事
深入解读
browbeat是一个复合动词，有brow（眉毛）与beat（压倒、击败）结合而成。按字面意思解释，是to beat or put down by knitting or wrinkling one’s brows或to beat by frowning，相当于汉语中的“对……吹胡子瞪眼睛”或“对……声色俱厉地进行威逼、吓唬”。该词始用于16世纪，虽然当时复合动词比较少见，但由于它形式简练，富于表现力，所以一直沿用至今。
名人用例
American comedies especially are all about these men being browbeaten by their wives and it’s impossible for me to watch.
美国喜剧尤其尽是些男人被妻子威逼恫吓的，这让我没法看。
出自乔·曼根尼罗（Joe Manganiello，1976年12月28日－），美国男演员、制片人、导演和作家。曼根尼罗曾于《蜘蛛侠》（2002年）和《蜘蛛侠3》（2007年）中饰演毒液特工。
常见短语
“browbeat” 通常用来表示恐吓、威胁或欺凌。以下是与这个词相关的 50 个短语，附带中文解释：
- browbeat someone into submission – 通过恐吓使某人屈服
- Attempt to browbeat – 试图恐吓
- Use browbeating tactics – 使用恐吓战术
- browbeat with threats – 威胁恐吓
- Constant browbeating – 不断的恐吓
- Political browbeating – 政治恐吓
- browbeat with harsh words – 用严厉的言辞恐吓
- Public browbeating – 公开恐吓
- Economic browbeating – 经济恐吓
- Social browbeating – 社会恐吓
- Attempt to browbeat into silence – 试图通过恐吓使之保持沉默
- Legal browbeating – 法律恐吓
- Relentless browbeating – 不懈的恐吓
- Workplace browbeating – 工作场所恐吓
- browbeat with intimidation – 用恐吓威胁
- Political opponents browbeating – 政治对手的恐吓
- Corporate browbeating – 公司恐吓
- browbeat with aggressive behavior – 通过侵略性行为恐吓
- Emotional browbeating – 情感恐吓
- browbeat through manipulation – 通过操控恐吓
- Relational browbeating – 关系恐吓
- Use browbeating techniques – 使用恐吓技巧
- Psychological browbeating – 心理恐吓
- Cultural browbeating – 文化恐吓
- Attempt to browbeat with force – 试图通过武力恐吓
- International browbeating – 国际恐吓
- browbeat with verbal abuse – 通过言语虐待恐吓
- Media browbeating – 媒体恐吓
- browbeat with verbal aggression – 通过言语攻击恐吓
- Opponents’ attempts to browbeat – 对手试图恐吓
- browbeat into compliance – 通过恐吓使之遵从
- Attempt to browbeat into agreement – 试图通过恐吓使之同意
- Cultural browbeating tactics – 文化恐吓战术
- Military browbeating – 军事恐吓
- Political leaders’ browbeating – 政治领导人的恐吓
- Parental browbeating – 父母恐吓
- browbeat with harsh actions – 用严厉的行动恐吓
- Relational browbeating tactics – 关系恐吓战术
- browbeat through fear tactics – 通过恐惧战术恐吓
- Attempt to browbeat into compliance – 试图通过恐吓使之遵从
- browbeat with emotional manipulation – 通过情感操控恐吓
- Opposition’s attempts to browbeat – 反对方试图恐吓
- Corporate browbeating strategies – 公司恐吓策略
- browbeat through coercion – 通过胁迫恐吓
- Media’s attempts to browbeat – 媒体试图恐吓
- browbeat into submission with force – 通过武力恐吓使之屈服
- Social media browbeating – 社交媒体恐吓
- Cultural leaders’ browbeating – 文化领袖的恐吓
- browbeat with aggressive language – 通过侵略性言语恐吓
- Legal opponents’ attempts to browbeat – 法律对手试图恐吓
同近义词
- coerce: to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do
- intimidate: to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do
- hector: to talk and behave towards someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order to get them to act or think as you want
