bulldozer
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.
Exemplos
3 de 5The 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.
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.
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.
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Visualize a 'Bull' giving a 'Dose' of medicine—the word originally meant a 'dose fit for a bull' to describe severe intimidation.
Quiz rápido
The developer had to ___ several old trees to make room for the new driveway.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: bulldoze
Exemplos
The city council plans to bulldoze the abandoned factory to create a new park.
everydayThe city council plans to demolish the abandoned factory using heavy machinery to create a new park.
The government was criticized for trying to bulldoze the controversial bill through the legislature.
formalThe government was criticized for trying to force the controversial bill through the legislature without enough debate.
My boss tried to bulldoze me into working over the weekend, but I stood my ground.
informalMy boss tried to pressure or intimidate me into working over the weekend, but I refused.
Scholars argue that colonial powers often bulldoze indigenous legal systems to impose their own.
academicScholars argue that colonial powers often forcibly replace indigenous legal systems to impose their own.
Our competitors are trying to bulldoze our market share by lowering prices to unsustainable levels.
businessOur competitors are trying to aggressively take over our market share by lowering prices significantly.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
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
Frequentemente confundido com
To bully is to repeatedly harass someone weaker; to bulldoze is to use force to overcome a specific obstacle or resistance.
Demolish refers specifically to destroying structures; bulldoze can refer to land clearing or metaphorical coercion.
Notas de uso
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.
Erros comuns
Learners often use 'bulldozer' as the verb (e.g., 'They bulldozer the house'), but the correct verb is 'bulldoze'.
Dica de memorização
Visualize a 'Bull' giving a 'Dose' of medicine—the word originally meant a 'dose fit for a bull' to describe severe intimidation.
Origem da palavra
From the late 19th-century Americanism 'bull-dose', meaning a 'dose fit for a bull,' originally referring to a severe whipping used as intimidation.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
The term is frequently used in political journalism to describe leaders who push policies through without considering minority opinions.
Quiz rápido
The developer had to ___ several old trees to make room for the new driveway.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: bulldoze
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