英语词汇“steamroller”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

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(stiːmroʊləʳ)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense steamrollers, present participle steamrollering, past tense, past participle steamrollered

1. countable noun

A steamroller is a large, heavy vehicle with wide, solid metal wheels, which is used to make the surface of a road flat. In the past steamrollers were powered by steam.

2. verb

If you steamroller someone who disagrees with you or opposes you, you defeat them or you force them to do what you want by using your power or by putting a lot of pressure on them.

They could simply steamroller all opposition. [VERB noun]

She tried to steamroller him into a job he did not want. [VERB noun into noun]

steamroller in British English

or steam roller (ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə)

noun

a steam-powered vehicle with heavy rollers at the front and rear used for compressing road surfaces during road-making

b. another word for roadroller

an overpowering force or a person with such force that overcomes all opposition

(as modifier)

steamroller tactics

verb also: steamroll

3. (transitive)

to crush (opposition, etc) by overpowering force

steamroller in American English

(ˈstimˌroʊlər)

noun

a heavy, originally steam-driven, machine with rollers, used in building and repairing roads

an overwhelming power or influence, esp. when used relentlessly to force acceptance of a policy, override opposition, etc.

verb transitive

to bring overwhelming force to bear upon; crush or override as if with a steamroller

to cause the passage or defeat of (a legislative bill, etc.), or make (one's way, etc.), by crushing opposition or overriding obstacles

verb intransitive

to move with overwhelming force, or use steamroller tactics

adjective

relentlessly overpowering

Also, for vt., & vi., ˈsteamˌroll

Examples of 'steamroller' in a sentence
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And in that very hangar next door had li ved the R 100, which had flown to Canada and back, before she was broken up with a steamroller.

单词	steamroller
释义	Trends of steamroller View usage for: steamroller (stiːmroʊləʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense steamrollers, present participle steamrollering, past tense, past participle steamrollered 1. countable noun A steamroller is a large, heavy vehicle with wide, solid metal wheels, which is used to make the surface of a road flat. In the past steamrollers were powered by steam. 2. verb If you steamroller someone who disagrees with you or opposes you, you defeat them or you force them to do what you want by using your power or by putting a lot of pressure on them. They could simply steamroller all opposition. [VERB noun] She tried to steamroller him into a job he did not want. [VERB noun into noun] steamroller in British English or steam roller (ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə) noun 1. a. a steam-powered vehicle with heavy rollers at the front and rear used for compressing road surfaces during road-making b. another word for roadroller 2. a. an overpowering force or a person with such force that overcomes all opposition b. (as modifier) steamroller tactics verb also: steamroll 3. (transitive) to crush (opposition, etc) by overpowering force steamroller in American English (ˈstimˌroʊlər) noun 1. a heavy, originally steam-driven, machine with rollers, used in building and repairing roads 2. an overwhelming power or influence, esp. when used relentlessly to force acceptance of a policy, override opposition, etc. verb transitive 3. to bring overwhelming force to bear upon; crush or override as if with a steamroller 4. to cause the passage or defeat of (a legislative bill, etc.), or make (one's way, etc.), by crushing opposition or overriding obstacles verb intransitive 5. to move with overwhelming force, or use steamroller tactics adjective 6. relentlessly overpowering Also, for vt., & vi., ˈsteamˌroll Examples of 'steamroller' in a sentence steamroller And in that very hangar next door had li ved the R 100, which had flown to Canada and back, before she was broken up with a steamroller. Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
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