bully
n
person who uses his strength or power to frighten or hurt weaker people 恃強凌弱的人
Leave that little girl alone, you big bully! 離那小姑娘遠點兒, 你這個大壞蛋! bully, v (pt, pp bullied)
1 [Tn] frighten or hurt (a weaker person) 恐嚇, 欺負, 傷害(弱者)
He was bullied by the older boys at school. 他在學校里受到大孩子的欺負.
2 (phr v) bully sb into doing sth (try to) force sb to do sth by frightening him (企圖)脅迫某人做某事
The manager tried to bully his men into working harder by threatening them with dismissal. 經理企圖以解雇相威脅, 迫使職工更賣力氣.
bully n [U]
(also `bully beef) (infml 口) corned beef in tins 罐頭牛肉.
bully interj (idm 習語) bully for sb (infml esp ironic 口, 尤作反語) well done 干得好; 干得漂亮
You've solved the puzzle at last? Well, bully for `you! 你最後把這難題解決啦? 哦, 你可真棒! bully n (in hockey) (formerly) way of starting a game in which two opposing players strike their sticks together three times before trying to hit the ball (曲棍球)(舊時)開局方法(雙方各一隊員互擊球棍三次, 然後力爭擊球). bully, v (pt, pp bullied) (phr v) bully off start play in this way (按此法)開賽.
?? 考研助記
不理”(諧音) 土霸 bull(公牛)+y(一樣的):像公牛一樣的-牛氣哼哼的- 恃強欺弱者
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*['buli]n. 欺凌弱小者, 土霸vt. 威脅, 恐嚇, 欺負vi. 欺負a. 特好的, 第一流的ad. 十分【經】 油礦工人相關詞組: bully sb into doing sth come the bully over sb