steamroller
- IPA[ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə]
英式
- 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 the government's trying to steamroller a law through
- ▪ force (someone) into doing or accepting something an attempt to steamroller the country into political reforms
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈstēmˌrōlər]
美式
- 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 ... they would have to work together to steamroller the necessary bills past the smaller parties
Oxford American Dictionary
