mau-mau

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize. transitive
    — It was my first experience with the phenomenon that would later be called "mau-mauing the flack catcher."

词形变化

mau-maus present,singular,third-person mau-mauing participle,present mau-maued participle,past mau-maued past

词源

From Mau Mau, the name of a group of anti-British insurgents in Kenya, who were noted in Europe for their (alleged) extreme violence and brutality.
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