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小词详解 | hector
hector 英 [ˈhektə(r)] 美 [ˈhektər]
In the old days he would have hectored.
在过去,他会用威吓的手段。
——《经济学人》People who have studied character development through the ages have generally found hectoring lectures don’t help.
多年来,研究性格发展的人们大都发现,声色俱厉的说教没有作用。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 以欺凌的方式(和某人)说话
Joseph remained to hector over tenants and labourers; and because it was his vocation to be where he had plenty of wickedness to reprove.
约瑟夫继续威吓着佃户与那些干活的,因为呆在一个有好多事他可以骂个没完的地方,就是他的职业。
browbeat: to try to force someone to do something by threatening them or persuading them forcefully and unfairly bully: seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable) intimidate: frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants