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arm-twist

/ahrm-twist/US // ˈɑrmˌtwɪst //

扭转手臂,胳膊扭动,掰手腕,掰掰手腕

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpersuasion
Forms: arm-twisted, arm-twisting
as insweet-talk
Forms: arm-twisted, arm-twisting
as incoax
Forms: arm-twisted, arm-twisting
as inelicit
Forms: arm-twisted, arm-twisting

Examples

  • At St. Barnabas Hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm.

  • The big slug happened to hit the suspect in the street, passing through his arm and then striking Police Officer Andrew Dossi.

  • These were conversations that took a fairly grim twist pretty quickly.

  • Dossi initially was listed in critical condition with wounds to his arm and lower back.

  • But there is a big twist in this story that has left both Grace Castro and Lozoya frustrated and grasping for more answers.

  • She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.

  • In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.

  • Grandmamma sits in her quaint arm-chair— Never was lady more sweet and fair!

  • She looked up in his face, leaning on his arm beneath the encircling shadow of the umbrella which he had lifted.

  • But the strength of his arm, and the bravery of his heart could not have defended him long against their determined attack.