Hector



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 凌辱, 威吓
• ［英］ v. 凌辱, 威吓 ( to browbeat; bully)
• ［记］ hect ( 许多) +or -> 装出有许多力量的人 -> 虚张声势的人 -> 威吓
• ［例］ The bully began hectoring the younger students.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hektōr
• Date: 14th century
• 1. capitalized a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles
• 2. bully, braggart

II. verb (hectored; hectoring)

• Date: 1660
• intransitive verb
  • to play the bully ; swagger
• transitive verb
  • to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pressure
• Synonyms: see bait
• ? hectoringly adverb

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