"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
双语例句
1. They browbeat him into signing the document.
他们威逼他签署了文件.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. We shall never allow our police to browbeat prisoners into admitting their guilt.
我们决不允许我们的警察对囚犯搞逼供.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it.
我要退出100米比赛的时候，一个年纪大些的孩子试图吓唬我就范。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The judge browbeat the witness.
那法官威吓证人.
来自辞典例句
5. They jostled, browbeat , and threatened one another, but they did not come to actual hostilities.
它们彼此冲撞 、 威逼 、 恫吓, 但是没有达到真正的战争状态.
来自辞典例句
For many Britons accustomed to watching Thatcher browbeat enemies and dress down aides, it seemed like only a matter of time before her support for Major would cool. 对很多看惯撒切尔向她的政敌怒目而视或斥责僚属的英国人来说，她对梅杰的支持迟早都会冷却。
I won't be browbeaten into accepting your proposals. 我不会在威迫之下接受你的提议。
