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
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[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
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[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
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(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。