steamroller

FREQ #44960

vt.vi. 压垮, 压服 n. 蒸汽压路机, 高压力量, 高压手段

发音

US /ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/

词形变化

steamrollers 复数 steamrollers steamrollered steamrollering steamrollers 三单 steamrollering 现在分词 steamrollered 过去式 steamrollered 过去分词

别名

steam roller

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A steam-powered heavy road roller.

    历史
  2. 2.

    Any heavy road roller.

    非正式 引申义
  3. 3.

    Any seemingly irresistible force.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.

    俚语
v.
  1. 1.

    To level a road using a steamroller.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

juggernaut road roller

上位词 3

power force vehicle
动词

同义词 1

steamroll

上位词 10

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近义相关 1

steamroll

相关短语

Russian steamroller

词源

From steam + roller.

来源：wiktionary