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词汇 bully boy
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Definition of bully boy in English:

bully boy

noun
  • A tough, aggressive man.

    恶棍,暴徒,打手

    as modifier bully-boy tactics

    恶棍的伎俩。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This may be deplored as a bully's triumph; but lesser bully boys everywhere have taken note of it and thus to a limited, probably temporary extent, it has worked.
    • Ms O'Shea said the letter was a bully-boy and intimidatory tactic.
    • A spokesman for the FBU said: ‘There was spontaneous action by individual firefighters angered at the bully-boy tactics of local managers.’
    • They're using bully-boy tactics to get me to bow out,’ she said.
    • The bully-boy gangsters did their best to derail the forces of law and order but failed thanks to special precautions taken by the police.
    • He has been the arch bully-boy and now he is paying the price for past deeds.
    • Just to express some concern about his bully-boy tactics was enough to tar someone as unpatriotic.
    • He is a tremendous bully-boy when he wants to be.
    • When Gracie's father joins the navy and her mother falls sick, the child doesn't get enough to eat, and Daniel lives in fear of his ignorant bully-boy brother, big Tim.
    • I call upon the eight New Zealand vice-chancellors to stand firm and not give in to these bully-boy tactics.
    • And as much as the media might like to portray some sort of bully-boy image that is not the reality for most people who work in the construction industry.
    • He has a bit of a reputation as a hothead; working at a bully-boy network apparently does little for the disposition.
    • The second document is a press release from the Auckland chamber of commerce 2 days later, stating that Auckland's transport crisis needs actions, not bully-boy slogging.
    • No I think the idea of penalising families because some of them haven't reached particular benchmarks - taking money away from them - is a bully boy tactic.
    • You have made us see the light and we recognise that we're a bunch of bully boys who think we can get away with anything.
    • So why was he forced out by the bully-boy from Scotland?
    • It almost looks as though they are bully boys, deliberately trying to get political parties to fight among themselves.
    • Irish Ferries, if successful with their bully-boy tactics, will serve as a precedent for every unscrupulous employer to force down wages in a race to the bottom.
    • They are the local heroes - people who took a stand against noisy neighbours, vandals and bully boys.
    • This would be an alternative more mature and sustainable than its bully-boy tactics.
    Synonyms
    persecutor, oppressor, tyrant, tormentor, browbeater, intimidator, coercer, subjugator

Definition of bully boy in US English:

bully boy

nounˈbʊli ˌbɔɪˈbo͝olē ˌboi
  • A tough, aggressive man.

    恶棍,暴徒,打手

    as modifier bully-boy tactics

    恶棍的伎俩。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are the local heroes - people who took a stand against noisy neighbours, vandals and bully boys.
    • This may be deplored as a bully's triumph; but lesser bully boys everywhere have taken note of it and thus to a limited, probably temporary extent, it has worked.
    • You have made us see the light and we recognise that we're a bunch of bully boys who think we can get away with anything.
    • Ms O'Shea said the letter was a bully-boy and intimidatory tactic.
    • And as much as the media might like to portray some sort of bully-boy image that is not the reality for most people who work in the construction industry.
    • No I think the idea of penalising families because some of them haven't reached particular benchmarks - taking money away from them - is a bully boy tactic.
    • They're using bully-boy tactics to get me to bow out,’ she said.
    • So why was he forced out by the bully-boy from Scotland?
    • The second document is a press release from the Auckland chamber of commerce 2 days later, stating that Auckland's transport crisis needs actions, not bully-boy slogging.
    • A spokesman for the FBU said: ‘There was spontaneous action by individual firefighters angered at the bully-boy tactics of local managers.’
    • He has been the arch bully-boy and now he is paying the price for past deeds.
    • When Gracie's father joins the navy and her mother falls sick, the child doesn't get enough to eat, and Daniel lives in fear of his ignorant bully-boy brother, big Tim.
    • He is a tremendous bully-boy when he wants to be.
    • This would be an alternative more mature and sustainable than its bully-boy tactics.
    • He has a bit of a reputation as a hothead; working at a bully-boy network apparently does little for the disposition.
    • I call upon the eight New Zealand vice-chancellors to stand firm and not give in to these bully-boy tactics.
    • Irish Ferries, if successful with their bully-boy tactics, will serve as a precedent for every unscrupulous employer to force down wages in a race to the bottom.
    • Just to express some concern about his bully-boy tactics was enough to tar someone as unpatriotic.
    • It almost looks as though they are bully boys, deliberately trying to get political parties to fight among themselves.
    • The bully-boy gangsters did their best to derail the forces of law and order but failed thanks to special precautions taken by the police.
    Synonyms
    persecutor, oppressor, tyrant, tormentor, browbeater, intimidator, coercer, subjugator
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