1.FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker 欺侮,恐吓〔尤指以大欺小,恃强凌弱〕
2to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want 威逼,胁迫
bully somebody into (doing) something
Don’t let them bully you into working on Saturdays.
不要让他们逼你星期六上班。
3.bully offphrasal verbphr vBritish EnglishBrEDSOto start a game of hockey 〔曲棍球〕比赛开始
—bully-off noun [countableC]
—bullying noun [uncountableU]
an attempt to tackle the problem of bullying in schools
解决校园里恃强凌弱问题的尝试
Examples from the Corpus
bully• The court heard that the head of department would routinely bully and humiliateworkers.• Just because she was the junior on the Diaryteam, it didn't mean that he could constantly bully her.• If you try and bully him into giving you the money he's sure to say no -- you should try and persuade him gently.• Ben didn't want to studylaw, but his fatherbullied him into it by threatening to cut off his allowance.• All he wanted was a belly-full of berries and a chance to bully the small birds.• A group of girls would bully the younger kids, and force them to give them money.• Ricky used to bully the younger kids in the neighborhood.• Don't let the salesmanbully you -- it's your choice.
bully somebody into (doing) something• They had pushed and pushed and bullied their way into a freedom that both scared and embarrassed them.• With rareexceptions, world champions are bullied and beaten intofightingshape on the streets.• But between 1967 and 1973, the Chagossians claim, they were tricked, bullied and cajoled into leaving the islands.• More mobile than ever before, big businesses can bully governments intorelieving them of their responsibilities.• Isaac bullied his way into second, a gear not made for the speed they had accumulated.• He let his rich father bully him into studying law, which led to his present, unsatisfying GoldCard life.• So I let them bully me into taking them round.
bully3adjectiveadj
1bully for you/him etcspokenPRAISE used when you do not think that someone has done anything special but they want you to praise them 你/他等有啥了不起的
Yes, I know you’ve done all the dishes. Bully for you!
是的,我知道你把碗碟都洗了。有啥了不起的!
Originbully1
(1600-1700)bully“lover, someone who controls a prostitute”((16-19 centuries)), probably from Dutchboel“lover”
bully ♦︎ terrorize ♦︎ victimize ♦︎ pick on sbThese are all words that can be used when a person, especially sb strong or powerful, frightens sb or makes them suffer unfairly.这些词均表示恐吓、欺凌。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to bully / terrorize sb into doing sth◆to get bullied / picked on■bully ˈbʊli [transitive] to frighten or hurt a weaker person; to use your strength or power to make sb do sth恐吓;欺凌;胁迫◆My son is being bullied at school.我儿子在学校里受欺负。◆I won't be bullied into signing anything.我绝不会屈服于压力签署任何东西。▸bully
noun
[countable] ◆Leave him alone, you big bully!离他远点,你这个大坏蛋!◆school / playground bullies学校里的霸王学生;游戏场上的霸王▸bullying
noun
[uncountable] ◆Bullying is a problem in many schools.很多学校都出现学生恃强凌弱的问题。◆He refused to give in to bullying and threats.他拒不向恐吓威逼势力让步。■terrorize (BrE alsoterrorise) ˈterəraɪz [transitive] to make people very frightened so that they will not oppose sth, or in order to make them do sth恐吓;恫吓;威胁◆Drug dealers have been terrorizing the neighbourhood.毒贩一直恐吓附近地区的居民。◆Thousands of people were terrorized into leaving their homes.数千人在恫吓之下离开了家园。■victimize (BrE alsovictimise) ˈvɪktɪmaɪz [transitive, often passive] to make sb suffer unfairly because you do not like them, their opinions, or sth that they have done(不正当地)使受害,使受苦◆For years the family had been victimized by racist neighbours.多年来这家人因邻居怀有种族偏见而饱受欺凌。■ˈpick on sb
phrasal verb
(ratherinformal) to treat sb unfairly by blaming, criticizing or punishing them(跟某人)闹别扭;故意刁难挑剔◆She was picked on by the other girls because of her size.她因为个头关系被其他女孩欺负。◆Why is everybody picking on me?为什么人人都跟我过不去?◆He should pick on someone his own size(= not attack sb who is smaller or weaker).他不该欺负弱小。