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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Through the ease-up of the regulation of entering and even strong-arm of division, the government can straightly make the market structure of the telecommunication industry.
  政府通过放松进入规制和更为激烈的手段&强制性分拆，可以直接塑造电信业的市场结构；
• The dW Java team loves Sing, and I'm routinely reminded by them that I should strong-arm him into writing again.
  dWJava团队都很喜欢Sing，他们经常提醒我应该把他找回来写文章。
• Detectives who grill suspects in Homicide ( TV series) do it with verbal cunning, not strong-arm bullying.
  在《杀人》这出电视连续剧里，警察以巧妙的言词盘问嫌疑犯，而非动粗威胁。
• 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。