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单词 steamroller
释义 steamroller
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a steam-driven road roller
2. : an irresistible or crushing power or force; especially : one ruthlessly exerted or applied to overcome opposition
 < the steamroller had passed over the insurgents, and the machine had won a new victory — Review of Reviews >
II. verb
also steamroll \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: steamroller from steamroller (I); steamroll, back-formation from steamroller (I)
transitive verb
1. : to crush with a steamroller
2.
 a. : to overwhelm, crush, or coerce by greatly superior force
  < steamroller the opposition >
  < the well-organized majority steamrollered the conference into adopting its proposals without discussion >
 b. : to bring by overwhelming force or pressure
  < steamrollered the bill through the legislature >
  < steamrollered the bill to defeat >
intransitive verb
: to move or proceed with irresistible force
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