bully
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ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Dutch 'boel', meaning 'lover, brother', later 'fine fellow', 'blusterer', then 'harasser of the weak'.
مثال
- He was a bully at school.
- She was bullied by her classmates.
- He has a bully attitude.
ترکیبهای رایج
School bully Bully someone into Bully for you
تعریف انگلیسی
- a cruel and brutal fellow
- a hired thug
- be bossy towards “Her big brother always bullied her when she was young” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody”
- discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something” “They bully him into writing the letter” “They want to bully the prisonersIII” “he did a bully job” “a neat sports car” “had a great time at the party” “you look simply smashing”
مترادفها
I. noun
1. Blusterer, swaggerer, vaporer, hector, fire eater, Hotspur, mock hero, swash buckler, browbeater, bully rook, bully rock, domineering stormer.
2. Desperado, villain, blackguard, bawd protector, harlot's henchman.
II. verb active
Browbeat, overbear, intimidate with threats, treat insolently.