browbeat

verb

/ˈbraʊbiːt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they browbeat	/ˈbraʊbiːt/ /ˈbraʊbiːt/
he / she / it browbeats	/ˈbraʊbiːts/ /ˈbraʊbiːts/
past simple browbeat	/ˈbraʊbiːt/ /ˈbraʊbiːt/
past participle browbeaten	/ˈbraʊbiːtn/ /ˈbraʊbiːtn/
-ing form browbeating	/ˈbraʊbiːtɪŋ/ /ˈbraʊbiːtɪŋ/

browbeat somebody (into doing something) to frighten or threaten somebody in order to make them do something恫吓；威逼 synonym intimidate
- They were browbeaten into accepting the offer.他们被威逼接受了提议。
- The witness was being browbeaten under cross-examination.证人被盘问时受到威逼。
- There was no way this man was going to browbeat her.这个男人不可能威胁她。