steamroller
- IPA[ˈstēmˌrōlər]
美式
- a heavy, slow-moving vehicle with a roller, used to flatten the surfaces of roads during construction；an oppressive and relentless power or force
- (of a government or other authority) forcibly pass (a measure) by restricting debate or otherwise overriding opposition；force (someone) into doing or accepting something
verb: steamroller, 3rd person present: steamrollers, gerund or present participle: steamrollering, past tense: steamrollered, past participle: steamrollered
noun: steamroller, plural noun: steamrollers
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a heavy, slow-moving vehicle with a roller, used to flatten the surfaces of roads during construction after each truckload of earth fell, a steamroller flattened it
- ▪ an oppressive and relentless power or force victims of an ideological steamroller
動詞
- 1. (of a government or other authority) forcibly pass (a measure) by restricting debate or otherwise overriding opposition they would have to work together to steamroller the necessary bills past the smaller parties
- ▪ force (someone) into doing or accepting something an attempt to steamroller the country into political reforms
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə]
英式
- a heavy, slow-moving vehicle with a roller, used to flatten the surfaces of roads during ... after each truckload of earth fell, a steamroller flattened it
- (of a government or other authority) forcibly pass (a measure) by restricting debate or ... the government's trying to steamroller a law through
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