steamroll

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To flatten, as if with a steamroller.
    — The service had one small break when it was suspended between October, 1904, and April, 1905, owing to the refusal of the Helston Rural District Council to steam roll the road. At this time there was no steam roller in use anywhere west of Plymouth, and the railway company loaned one of its steam rollers to the Cornwall County Council, to secure an improvement in the road conditions.
  2. To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm. figuratively
    — I tried to participate in a sports tournament, but got steamrolled by the better players there.

词形变化

steamrolls present,singular,third-person steamrolling participle,present steamrolled participle,past steamrolled past

词源

From steam + roll.
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