【常用新聞英文語彙】strong-arm的語彙解讀


實用新聞英文語彙解讀:

strong-arm (vt)
1.壓住。 The question is whether he will be able to strong-arm the leftist parties who are likely to oppose his reforms. 
問題是他能否壓住可能反對他改革的左翼黨派。

2.(逼)迫。
Taipei wants Washington to strong-arm Beijing into nixing the law. 
台北希望華府逼迫北京放棄這條法律。
The U.S. has been relying on China to strong-arm Pyongyang back to the table. 
美國一直仰賴中國逼迫北韓重返談判桌。 
Last year he strong-armed the congress in-to annulling two controversial laws. 
去年他逼迫國會廢除兩項有爭議的法律。 
There is a good chance that the European Central Bank will be strong-armed into lowering interest rates. 
歐洲中央銀行很可能會被迫降低利率。

strong-arm (adj)
高壓。 
China’s leaders have managed the gargantuan population with strong-arm tactics. 
中國的領導人一直用高壓手段管理它龐大的人口。

strong-arming (n)
脅迫的手段。 
He is a master of creating compromises by strong-arming. 
他是一個用脅迫的手段取得妥協的高手。

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