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henpeck

/hen-pek/US // ˈhɛnˌpɛk //UK // (ˈhɛnˌpɛk) //

啄木鸟,啄啄,啄食,啄食者

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to browbeat, bully, or intimidate.

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Examples

  • She kept me from speaking my mind all her life, and do you think she shall henpeck me now she is dead too?

  • Well, she married a quiet, steady-going fellow we all said she would henpeck.

  • Was it possible that she might not be going to henpeck him after all?