steamroller
UK ['sti:mˌrəʊ.lər] US [-ˌroʊ.lɚ] noun countable
VEHICLE 车辆
■a vehicle which moves forward on a large heavy wheel in order to make a road surface flat 蒸气压路机
UK ['sti:mˌrəʊ.lər] US [-ˌroʊ.lɚ] noun countable
FORCE 力量 informal
■a person who forces other people to agree with them and prevents any opposition 专横的人，以势凌人的人
UK ['sti:mˌrəʊ.lər] US [-ˌroʊ.lɚ] verb transitive informal
■to use great force either to make someone do something or on something to make it happen or be successful （凭借强力）迫使，强迫•He steamrollered the plan through the committee.他迫使委员会通过这项计划。 •I hate being steamrollered into doing something I don't want to.我讨厌别人强迫我做我不想做的事情。 |