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单词 bully
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bully1/ʹbooli/ noun (pl -ies) (pl bullies)

a browbeating person, esp somebody who is habitually cruel to other weaker people

archaic a hired ruffian

a knot of pedlars, pickpockets, highwaymen, and bullies — Jonathan Swift

[orig meaning ‘sweetheart’, ‘fine fellow’ prob modification of Dutch boel lover, from early High German buole]

bully2verb trans (bullies, bullied, bullying)

to intimidate or coerce (somebody) with persistently aggressive or violent behaviour, or by using threats of violence


bully3noun (pl -ies) (pl bullies)

in hockey, a procedure for starting play in a match, in which two opposing players face each other and alternately strike the ground and the opponent's stick three times before attempting to gain possession of the ball

[origin unknown]

bully4adj and interj

used, sometimes ironically, as a general expression of approval: excellent

Bully for them!


bully5verb (bullies, bullied, bullying)

verb trans

to put (a hockey ball) in play with a bully

verb intrans

(+ off) to start or restart a hockey match with a bully


bully6noun

= bully beef

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