hector

[US]/ˈhektə(r)/
[UK]/ˈhektər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 威嚇;愚弄
n. 虛張聲勢的人;威嚇者
vt. 威嚇;欺凌
Word Forms
現在分詞hectoring
過去分詞hectored
過去式hectored
第三人稱單數hectors
複數hectors

Phrases & Collocations

hector and bully

欺負和威脅

hectoring behavior

咄咄逼人的行爲

Example Sentences

where's Hector, by the by?.

順便問一句,赫克託在哪?。

to hector a person into (doing)

威嚇某人做

You wear hector’s cloak.

偷雞不着蝕把米。

She does now and then hector a little.

她有時會表現出作威作福的樣子。

he looked at Hector before bowing grave thanks.

他看了看海克多,然後向他點頭表達深深的謝意。

she doesn't hector us about giving up things.

她不威嚇我們把東西交出來。

Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time.

赫克託只是一個被時代引上邪路的人。

Synonyms bludgeon, bluster, ||bounce, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, dragoon, hector, ||ruffle, strong-arm, terrorize

陰謀破壞:顛覆::暴力強迫:脅迫(行爲及其目標)

Real-world Examples

The book is slightly technical, eminently readable, consistently shocking, occasionally hectoring and unapologetically polemical.

該書以“專業門檻低、可讀性強、時刻吸引讀者興趣、徹底顛覆藥業形象、語言咄咄逼人又擊中要害”而頗具特色。

Source: The Economist - Arts

Probing questions can be effective without being hectoring.

探究質疑有效而不威嚇。

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

First, as per Bengies' rules, the 1950s was a hectoring time.

首先,按照Bengies汽車影院的規則,20世紀50年代是一個威嚇的年代。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Health structure, health hector, health structure is very poor due to the different reasons.

由於各種原因,健康設施、健康教育很差。

Source: VOA Standard English - Middle East

Why should Iran or North Korea, for instance, listen to him hector them about their nuclear weapons programmes?

比如說,爲什麼伊朗或者朝鮮聽從美國對他們核項目的威嚇呢?

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

It may take a day to cut a hector forest, but to rebuild it, it takes about 20 years.

砍伐一公頃的森林可能只需要一天的時間,但要重建它,需要約20年的時間。

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2023 Collection

Finch, carter's going right into hector's shop.

Finch Carter走向Hector的鋪子裏去了。

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

Finch, carter's called an e.s.u.Unit to hector's warehouse in queens.

Finch Carter讓一隊防暴警去 Hector皇后區的倉庫了。

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

If hector puts up a fight, it could be dangerous.

如果Hector反擊 她可能有危險。

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

She first conjured them up as a child while enduring bullying at school and hectoring at home.

當她還是個孩子的時候,她首先想到了他們,同時忍受着學校的欺凌和家裏的恐嚇。

Source: The Economist Culture

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