hector

[US]/ˈhektə(r)/
[UK]/ˈhektər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 威吓;愚弄
n. 虚张声势的人;威吓者
vt. 威吓;欺凌
Word Forms
现在分词hectoring
过去分词hectored
过去式hectored
第三人称单数hectors
复数hectors

Phrases & Collocations

hector and bully

欺负和威胁

hectoring behavior

咄咄逼人的行为

Example Sentences

where's Hector, by the by?.

顺便问一句,赫克托在哪?。

to hector a person into (doing)

威吓某人做

You wear hector’s cloak.

偷鸡不着蚀把米。

She does now and then hector a little.

她有时会表现出作威作福的样子。

he looked at Hector before bowing grave thanks.

他看了看海克多,然后向他点头表达深深的谢意。

she doesn't hector us about giving up things.

她不威吓我们把东西交出来。

Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time.

赫克托只是一个被时代引上邪路的人。

Synonyms bludgeon, bluster, ||bounce, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, dragoon, hector, ||ruffle, strong-arm, terrorize

阴谋破坏:颠覆::暴力强迫:胁迫(行为及其目标)

Real-world Examples

The book is slightly technical, eminently readable, consistently shocking, occasionally hectoring and unapologetically polemical.

该书以“专业门槛低、可读性强、时刻吸引读者兴趣、彻底颠覆药业形象、语言咄咄逼人又击中要害”而颇具特色。

Source: The Economist - Arts

Probing questions can be effective without being hectoring.

探究质疑有效而不威吓。

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

First, as per Bengies' rules, the 1950s was a hectoring time.

首先,按照Bengies汽车影院的规则,20世纪50年代是一个威吓的年代。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Health structure, health hector, health structure is very poor due to the different reasons.

由于各种原因,健康设施、健康教育很差。

Source: VOA Standard English - Middle East

Why should Iran or North Korea, for instance, listen to him hector them about their nuclear weapons programmes?

比如说,为什么伊朗或者朝鲜听从美国对他们核项目的威吓呢?

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

It may take a day to cut a hector forest, but to rebuild it, it takes about 20 years.

砍伐一公顷的森林可能只需要一天的时间,但要重建它,需要约20年的时间。

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2023 Collection

Finch, carter's going right into hector's shop.

Finch Carter走向Hector的铺子里去了。

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

Finch, carter's called an e.s.u.Unit to hector's warehouse in queens.

Finch Carter让一队防暴警去 Hector皇后区的仓库了。

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

If hector puts up a fight, it could be dangerous.

如果Hector反击 她可能有危险。

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

She first conjured them up as a child while enduring bullying at school and hectoring at home.

当她还是个孩子的时候,她首先想到了他们,同时忍受着学校的欺凌和家里的恐吓。

Source: The Economist Culture

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