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bullied

/bool-ee/US // ˈbʊl i //UK // (ˈbʊlɪ) //

被欺负的,被欺负,被欺凌,被欺凌的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural bul·lies.

    • : a blustering, mean, or predatory person who, from a perceived position of relative power, intimidates, abuses, harasses, or coerces people, especially those considered unlikely to defend themselves: playground bullies targeting children with disabilities;a workplace bully who cuts me off when I speak.
    • : Archaic. a man hired to do violence.
    • : Obsolete. a pimp; procurer.
    • : Obsolete. a good friend; good fellow.
    • : Obsolete. a sweetheart; darling.
v.有主动词 verb
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    bul·lied, bul·ly·ing.

    • : to act the bully toward; habitually intimidate, abuse, or harass: The boy next door constantly bullies the younger children in the neighborhood.
    • : to coerce or compel by bullying: The salesman bullied me into upgrading the car's paint protection and rust-proofing.
v.无主动词 verb
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    bul·lied, bul·ly·ing.

    • : to act as a bully: People who bully are often very insecure.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : Informal. fine; excellent; very good: What a bully meal!
    • : Archaic. dashing; jovial; high-spirited.
interj.感叹词 interjection
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    • : Informal. good! well done!: If your bus commute saves you time and gets you to work on time, well bully for you!

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbintimidate, push around

Examples

  • In addition, 80% of parents said they’re worried about filters’ impact and two-thirds of teens said they’ve been bullied over how they look in photos.

  • We feared that bullying behavior might continue and escalate into more serious abuse.

  • Teachers at schools and universities must be taught to handle situations pertaining to discrimination, harassment, and bullying any individual based on their gender, sexuality, or orientation.

  • That’s what Roosevelt meant by calling the presidency a “bully pulpit” — that it was a great platform to get things done.

  • All previous presidents, I’m going to hazard, they used the bully pulpit to try to unify the country.

  • How many Christian kids are bullied in school for being sissies or tomboys?

  • In part of the book you discuss getting bullied in high school.

  • “NATO bullied us in Georgia and now they are doing the same again here, and we have to stop them,” says Alan.

  • Being bullied makes people internalize their feelings and beliefs.

  • In cases such as a spate of recent suicides by adolescents who were bullied on Facebook, the perpetrators were well known.

  • Circus life was exciting enough, but young David Lannarck was tired of being stared at and bullied because of his small size.

  • Customers, the old merchant says, were often bullied into buying things they did not want.

  • But it is a tough-fibred, stout-hearted breed of men, that has not accustomed itself to being bullied.

  • It's because the “aard-vark's” a Dutchman—a Cape boer—and the boers have been much bullied of late.

  • She bullied him, and frightened him into silence when he began to find fault with her extravagances.