strong-arm

英 [ˈstrɒŋ ɑːm]

美 [ˈstrɔːŋ ɑːrm]

adj.  横施淫威的; 以暴力强制的
n.  暴力; 强硬手段

现在分词：strong-arming　过去式：strong-armed　第三人称单数：strong-arms　过去分词：strong-armed　

牛津词典

adj.

• 横施淫威的；以暴力强制的
  using threats or violence in order to make people do what you want
  1. to use strong-arm tactics against your political opponents
     用强制手段对付政敌

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (策略、方法)强硬的，铁拳的，使用暴力强制的，横施淫威的
  If you refer to someone's behaviour asstrong-armtactics or methods, you disapprove of it because it consists of using threats or force in order to achieve something.
  1. The money has been recovered without resorting to verbal abuse or strong-arm tactics...
     没有恶语相向也没有大动干戈就把这笔钱要回来了。
  2. The paper is openly critical of the strong-arm president.
     该报纸对这位铁腕总统进行公开的批评。

英英释义

verb

• use physical force against
  1. They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant
• be bossy towards
  1. Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
  Synonym:bullybrowbeatbullyragballyragboss aroundhectorpush around
• handle roughly
  1. He was strong-armed by the policemen

adj

• impelled by physical force especially against resistance
  1. forcible entry
  2. a real cop would get physical
  3. strong-arm tactics
  Synonym:forciblephysical

双语例句

• He brought along two strong-arm men from his private guard.
  他从自己私人保镖中选带了两名杀气腾腾的打手。
• Others were furious at the government's strong-arm tactics over the vote.
  其他人对政府在投票上采取强制手段感到非常愤怒。
• The money has been recovered without resorting to verbal abuse or strong-arm tactics
  没有恶语相向也没有大动干戈就把这笔钱要回来了。
• Women can never understand why their husbands refuse to handle them diplomatically, when it would be money in their pockets to use the velvet glove instead of the strong-arm method.
  当男人们本可以通过一点点甜言蜜语或小礼物来取悦妻子，而不是争吵或实行冷暴力的时候，女人们是不会明白为什么她们的丈夫就是不愿意用这么点技巧来对待她们。
• But if America can strong-arm companies into handing over data, so can China.
  既然美国能强制美国的公司提交数据，中国自然也可以。
• It feels it can strong-arm foreign energy companies, and object anew to things which Russia seemed to have accepted, like America's missile-defence plans.
  克里姆林宫如今十分渴望得到世人的敬畏。其感到可以对那些外国能源公司采取高压手段，并且言而无信，就像美国单方面退出导弹防御计划。
• Use strong-arm methods, tactics, etc.
  采用强制方法、策略等。
• There is a further danger that, as the climate crisis deepens, governments may strong-arm farmers into planting prescribed biotech seeds with traits deemed essential for adaptation.
  还有更深远的一种危险，即随着气候危机的深化，各国政府可能强制农民种植规定的生物技术种子，这些种子具有适应气候变化的关键性状。
• Forcible entry; a real cop would get physical; strong-arm tactics.
  强行进入；真正的警察会变得爱使用暴力；武力的策略。
• The paper is openly critical of the strong-arm president.
  该报纸对这位铁腕总统进行公开的批评。