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!