| 单词 | tread on something |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to crush or squash by treading (on) Oh sorry, I didn't mean to tread on your foot. Synonyms crush underfoot step on stamp on trample (on) stomp on squash She made clay models and squashed them flat again. flatten How do you put enough pressure on to the metal to flatten it? 2 (phrasal verb) Paid lawyers would tread on the farmers' interests. Synonyms repress They have been repressed for decades. crush The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. suppress Maritime security patrols protect busy trade routes and suppress illegal activity. subdue He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears. oppress predatory lenders who oppress the poor quell Troops eventually quelled the unrest. bear down on subjugate Their costly attempt to subjugate the citizens lasted 10 years. ride roughshod over Additional synonymsin the sense of crush Definition to control or subdue by force The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. Synonyms overcome, overwhelm, put down, subdue, overpower, quash, quell, extinguish, stamp out, vanquish (literary), conquerin the sense of flatten Definition to make or become flat or flatter How do you put enough pressure on to the metal to flatten it? Synonyms level, roll, plaster, squash, compress, trample, iron out, even out, smooth off in the sense of oppress Definition to put down or control by cruelty or force predatory lenders who oppress the poor Synonyms subjugate, abuse, suppress, wrong, master, overcome, crush, overwhelm, put down, subdue, overpower, persecute, rule over, enslave, maltreat, hold sway over, trample underfoot, bring someone to heel, tyrannize over, rule with an iron hand, bring someone under the yoke Nearby words of |
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