bully
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bul·ly1 /ˈbʊli/ ●●○ noun (plural bullies) [countable] 1 CRUELsomeone 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. 恃强凌弱者往往是懦夫。
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bully• He wasn't, in fact, a very nice boy, a bully and rather stupid.• Only a bully could have stood up to the bullying party bureaucracy.• Critics describe the mayor as an arrogant bully who hates to be contradicted.• Of course Hell was peopled by bullies.• A group of kids stood by and watched the school bully beat up a smaller boy.• the school bully• Big Willie was the toughest dude on the block, a bad combination of vicious clothes-taking bully and mean, gutsy fighter.• She said she had never seen the bully side of me before.• Alternatively, you can completely rearrange the decor in the tank so that the bully becomes confused.• Tom Arnold plays the grown-up bully.bully2 ●●○ verb (bullied, bullying, bullies) [transitive] 1. FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto 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〕2 to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want 威逼，胁迫bully somebody into (doing) something Don’t let them bully you into working on Saturdays. 不要让他们逼你星期六上班。3.bully off phrasal verb British English DSOto start a game of hockey 〔曲棍球〕比赛开始 —bully-off noun [countable] —bullying noun [uncountable] an attempt to tackle the problem of bullying in schools 解决校园里恃强凌弱问题的尝试→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
bully• The court heard that the head of department would routinely bully and humiliate workers.• Just because she was the junior on the Diary team, it didn't mean that he could constantly bully her.• If you try and bully him into giving you the money he's sure to say no -- you should try and persuade him gently.• Ben didn't want to study law, but his father bullied him into it by threatening to cut off his allowance.• All he wanted was a belly-full of berries and a chance to bully the small birds.• A group of girls would bully the younger kids, and force them to give them money.• Ricky used to bully the younger kids in the neighborhood.• Don't let the salesman bully you -- it's your choice.bully somebody into (doing) something• They had pushed and pushed and bullied their way into a freedom that both scared and embarrassed them.• With rare exceptions, world champions are bullied and beaten into fighting shape on the streets.• But between 1967 and 1973, the Chagossians claim, they were tricked, bullied and cajoled into leaving the islands.• More mobile than ever before, big businesses can bully governments into relieving them of their responsibilities.• Isaac bullied his way into second, a gear not made for the speed they had accumulated.• He let his rich father bully him into studying law, which led to his present, unsatisfying Gold Card life.• So I let them bully me into taking them round.bully3 adjective 1 bully for you/him etc spokenPRAISE used when you do not think that someone has done anything special but they want you to praise them 你/他等有啥了不起的 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！Origin bully1 (1600-1700) bully “lover, someone who controls a prostitute” ((16-19 centuries)), probably from Dutch boel “lover”bul·ly1 nounbully2 verbbully3 adjectiveChineseSyllable
power Corpus uses someone their who or strength
bully
bul‧ly1 /ˈbʊli/ 
noun (plural bullies) [countable]
Bullies are often cowards.
bully2 verb (past tense and past participle bullied, present participle bullying, third person singular bullies) [transitive]
1. to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker
2. to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want
bully somebody into (doing) something
Don’t let them bully you into working on Saturdays.
—bullying noun [uncountable]:
an attempt to tackle the problem of bullying in schools
bully off phrasal verb British English
to start a game of hockey
—bully-off noun [countable]
bully3 adjective
bully for you/him etc spoken used when you do not think that someone has done anything special but they want you to praise them:
Yes, I know you’ve done all the dishes. Bully for you!
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noun (plural bullies) [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Origin: bully 'lover, someone who controls a prostitute' (16-19 centuries), probably from Dutch boel 'lover'
someone who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker:Origin: bully 'lover, someone who controls a prostitute' (16-19 centuries), probably from Dutch boel 'lover'
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verb (past tense and past participle bullied, present participle bullying, third person singular bullies) [transitive]1. to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker
2. to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want
bully somebody into (doing) something
—bullying noun [uncountable]:
bully off phrasal verb British English
to start a game of hockey
—bully-off noun [countable]
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adjectivebully for you/him etc spoken used when you do not think that someone has done anything special but they want you to praise them:
Learning 学习
acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/( (some) qualificationsBrE 获得／缺少教育／培训／资格 receive/provide sb with training/tuition得到／给某人提供培训／指导 develop/design/plan a curriculum/( course/especially
BrE ( program/syllabusNAmE 制订课程方案／教学大纲 give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar讲课；上课；举办／参加／出席研讨会 hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop办班；举办研讨会／讲习班 sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons报名参加／修读课程
School 学校
go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school上学前班／幼儿园／托儿所 be in the first, second, etc. ( grade/NAmE ( year (at school)especially
BrE 在读一年级、二年级等 study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.修读／放弃修历史课／化学课／德语课等 ( BrE leave/finish/drop out of/ ( NAmE quit school离校；完成学业；辍学；退学 ( NAmE graduate high school/college高中／大学毕业
Problems at school 在学校遇到的问题
be the victim/target of bullying成为被欺负的受害者／对象 ( BrE play truant from/ ( both
BrE bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)逃学 ( both especially
NAmE skip/cut class/school逃课；逃学 ( BrE cheat in/( NAmE cheat on an exam/a test考试作弊 get/be given a detention (for doing sth)（因做了某事）被罚放学后留校 be expelled from/be suspended from school被学校开除／暂时停学
Work and exams 功课和考试
do your homework/( revision/a project on sthBrE 做家庭作业；复习功课；对…做专题研究 work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/( a paperNAmE 写／提交文章／学位论文／毕业论文／作业／论文 finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework完成学位论文／毕业论文／学业／课程作业 hand in/ ( NAmE turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文 study/prepare/ ( BrE revise/ ( NAmE review/ ( NAmE cram for a test/an exam为应考而学习／准备／复习／临时死记硬背 take/ ( both
BrE do/sit a test/an exam参加考试 ( especially
BrE mark/ ( especially
NAmE grade homework/a test给作业／考试打分 ( BrE do well in/ ( NAmE do well on/ ( especially
NAmE ace a test/an exam在考试中取得好成绩 pass/fail/ ( especially
NAmE flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject测验／考试／课程／学科及格／不及格
University 大学
apply to/get into/go to/start college/( universityBrE 申请／上／开始上大学 leave/graduate from law school/college/( university (with a degree in computer science)BrE 离开／毕业于法学院；离开大学；大学毕业（取得计算机科学的学位） study for/take/ ( BrE do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程 ( both
NAmE major/minor in biology/philosophy主修／辅修生物学／哲学 earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a PhD in economics获得／被授予／拿到／拥有经济学硕士学位／学士学位／博士学位
