B2 verb 中性

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.

例句

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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.

词族

名词
bulldozer
Verb
bulldoze
形容词
bulldozed
相关
bulldozing
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记忆技巧

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

快速测验

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

正确!

正确答案是: bulldoze

例句

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.

词族

名词
bulldozer
Verb
bulldoze
形容词
bulldozed
相关
bulldozing

常见搭配

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

常用短语

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

容易混淆的词

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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使用说明

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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常见错误

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

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记忆技巧

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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词源

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

语法模式

regular verb: bulldoze, bulldozed, bulldozing often used with the preposition 'into' + person + 'doing' often used with the preposition 'through' + obstacle
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文化背景

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

快速测验

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

正确!

正确答案是: bulldoze

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