B2 verb 중립

bulldozer

/ˈbʊlˌdoʊz/

To clear land or demolish buildings using a heavy tractor, or metaphorically, to force someone to do something through intimidation or brute persistence. It implies an unstoppable force that ignores obstacles or the feelings of others.

예시

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1

The city council plans to bulldoze the abandoned factory to create a new park.

The city council plans to demolish the abandoned factory using heavy machinery to create a new park.

2

The government was criticized for trying to bulldoze the controversial bill through the legislature.

The government was criticized for trying to force the controversial bill through the legislature without enough debate.

3

My boss tried to bulldoze me into working over the weekend, but I stood my ground.

My boss tried to pressure or intimidate me into working over the weekend, but I refused.

어휘 가족

명사
bulldozer
Verb
bulldoze
형용사
bulldozed
관련
bulldozing
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암기 팁

Visualize a 'Bull' giving a 'Dose' of medicine—the word originally meant a 'dose fit for a bull' to describe severe intimidation.

빠른 퀴즈

The developer had to ___ several old trees to make room for the new driveway.

정답!

정답은: bulldoze

예시

1

The city council plans to bulldoze the abandoned factory to create a new park.

everyday

The city council plans to demolish the abandoned factory using heavy machinery to create a new park.

2

The government was criticized for trying to bulldoze the controversial bill through the legislature.

formal

The government was criticized for trying to force the controversial bill through the legislature without enough debate.

3

My boss tried to bulldoze me into working over the weekend, but I stood my ground.

informal

My boss tried to pressure or intimidate me into working over the weekend, but I refused.

4

Scholars argue that colonial powers often bulldoze indigenous legal systems to impose their own.

academic

Scholars argue that colonial powers often forcibly replace indigenous legal systems to impose their own.

5

Our competitors are trying to bulldoze our market share by lowering prices to unsustainable levels.

business

Our competitors are trying to aggressively take over our market share by lowering prices significantly.

어휘 가족

명사
bulldozer
Verb
bulldoze
형용사
bulldozed
관련
bulldozing

자주 쓰는 조합

bulldoze through opposition to move forward despite strong disagreement
bulldoze a path to clear a way by removing obstacles
bulldoze into a decision to force someone to decide quickly and under pressure
bulldoze a building to knock down a structure with a tractor
bulldoze resistance to crush any attempts to stop an action

자주 쓰는 구문

bulldoze your way in

to enter a place or situation by force or aggressive behavior

to be bulldozed

to be forced or intimidated into doing something

like a bulldozer

acting in a powerful, unstoppable, and perhaps insensitive manner

자주 혼동되는 단어

bulldozer vs bully

To bully is to repeatedly harass someone weaker; to bulldoze is to use force to overcome a specific obstacle or resistance.

bulldozer vs demolish

Demolish refers specifically to destroying structures; bulldoze can refer to land clearing or metaphorical coercion.

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사용 참고사항

In common English, 'bulldoze' is the verb form. While the noun is 'bulldozer', the verb describes the action of using that machine or acting with similar unstoppable force.

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자주 하는 실수

Learners often use 'bulldozer' as the verb (e.g., 'They bulldozer the house'), but the correct verb is 'bulldoze'.

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암기 팁

Visualize a 'Bull' giving a 'Dose' of medicine—the word originally meant a 'dose fit for a bull' to describe severe intimidation.

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어원

From the late 19th-century Americanism 'bull-dose', meaning a 'dose fit for a bull,' originally referring to a severe whipping used as intimidation.

문법 패턴

regular verb: bulldoze, bulldozed, bulldozing often used with the preposition 'into' + person + 'doing' often used with the preposition 'through' + obstacle
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문화적 맥락

The term is frequently used in political journalism to describe leaders who push policies through without considering minority opinions.

빠른 퀴즈

The developer had to ___ several old trees to make room for the new driveway.

정답!

정답은: bulldoze

관련 단어

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C1

Pertaining to or characterized by the use of micro-credentials or small, specific certifications to demonstrate professional proficiency. It describes educational or career paths that prioritize modular, bite-sized learning over traditional long-term degrees.

enmandsion

C1

A formal noun referring to the process of extending a mandate, physical boundary, or the scope of influence. It often implies a structured or legal enlargement of authority or property rather than just a natural growth.

antegeoty

C1

To conduct a comprehensive geological assessment or survey of a land area before any structural development or human intervention occurs. This process is used to ensure the ground is stable and to record its original state for environmental compliance.

hyperregine

C1

A hyperregine refers to an extremely intensified or rigid system of regulation or management, often used in technical or administrative contexts to describe over-control. It characterizes a state where oversight mechanisms operate at an abnormally high or excessive level, potentially stifling flexibility.

presolvant

C1

A chemical substance or agent applied to a surface or material before the main cleaning or dissolving process to loosen contaminants. It is primarily used in industrial degreasing, dry cleaning, and specialized laboratory procedures to enhance the efficiency of the primary solvent.

monocludible

C1

Describing an object, space, or system that can be closed, blocked, or sealed using a single mechanism or at a solitary point. It is often used in technical, architectural, or logical contexts to denote a singular point of occlusion.

ultraturbtion

C1

To apply extreme, high-frequency agitation or turbulence to a substance, typically in a laboratory or industrial setting. This verb describes the process of disrupting a system's stability to achieve a state of hyper-homogeneity or to trigger a specific reaction.

extrauniable

C1

To extend or adapt a system, credit, or resource so that it functions outside a single university or unit. It is used primarily to describe the process of making institutional assets compatible with broader, multi-organizational frameworks.

antedictive

C1

To state, declare, or indicate a condition or event before it actually occurs; to pre-specify or predict based on prior logic or data. It is typically used in formal, technical, or logical contexts to describe the act of asserting a result in advance of its manifestation.

homogeoant

C1

A substance, agent, or factor that promotes uniformity or homogeneity within a specific geographical or structural environment. It is primarily used in technical contexts to describe something that eliminates diversity to create a consistent, identical state across a given area.

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