mau-mau

短语

vt. 以暴力恐吓, 胁迫 vi. 进行暴力恐吓

词形变化

mau-maued mau-mauing mau-maus 三单 mau-maus mau-mauing 现在分词 mau-maued 过去式 mau-maued 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize.

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词源

From Mau Mau, the name of a group of anti-British insurgents in Kenya, who were noted in Europe for their (alleged) extreme violence and brutality.

来源:wiktionary