bully
noun
verb
adj
ˈbʊli
noun
1
someone
who
uses
their
strength
or
power
to
frighten
or
hurt
someone
who
is
weaker
恃强凌弱者,以大欺小者; 流氓,暴徒
Bullies
are
often
cowards.
欺负他人者往往是懦夫。
verb
2
to
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〕
3
to
put
pressure
on
someone
in
order
to
make
them
do
what
you
want
威逼,胁迫
bully
sb
into
(doing)
sth
Don’t
let
them
bully
you
into
working
on
Saturdays.
不要让他们逼你星期六加班。
an
attempt
to
tackle
the
problem
of
bullying
in
schools
解决学校里恃强凌弱问题的尝试
4
to
start
a
game
of
HOCKEY
[英] 〔曲棍球〕比赛开始
adj
5
bully for you/him etc
used
when
you
do
not
think
that
someone
has
done
anything
special
but
they
want
you
to
praise
them
[口] 你/他等有啥了不起的〔用于别人希望得到你的赞扬,而你却不以为然的时候〕
spoken
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!