bulldoze

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bulldoze 指用推土机推平或清除物体,也比喻以强势手段强迫或威胁他人接受某事。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用作及物动词,后接宾语,表示推平某物或强迫某人。在比喻义中,常与 through 或 into 连用,表示强行推进或迫使接受。

• bulldoze a building
• bulldoze through opposition
• bulldoze someone into agreement

介词用法

与 through 搭配表示不顾反对强行推进某事;与 into 搭配表示强迫某人做某事;与 over 搭配表示压倒或无视他人意见。

• bulldoze through a plan
• bulldoze into submission
• bulldoze over objections

语域说明

本义多用于建筑、工程等具体场景,比喻义则常见于政治、商业或日常对话中,语气较强,带有负面色彩,暗示强制或不公。

• bulldoze the old factory
• bulldoze a proposal through committee

基础例句

They had to bulldoze the old house to make space for the new park.

他们不得不推平那栋旧房子,为新公园腾出空间。

He tried to bulldoze his opinion through the meeting, but others disagreed.

他试图在会议上强行推进自己的意见,但其他人不同意。

Don't let them bulldoze you into signing the contract without reading it.

别让他们强迫你在没读合同的情况下签字。

高级例句

The government bulldozed through the legislation despite widespread public protests.

尽管公众广泛抗议,政府还是强行通过了这项立法。

In the merger, the larger company bulldozed over the smaller firm's objections.

在合并过程中,大公司压倒了小公司的反对意见。

The CEO bulldozed the new strategy into implementation, ignoring team feedback.

CEO 强行实施新策略,无视团队的反馈。

高频搭配

verb

bulldoze downbulldoze throughbulldoze overbulldoze into

adjective

heavy bulldozeaggressive bulldozeruthless bulldoze

noun

bulldoze operationbulldoze tacticsbulldoze campaignbulldoze approach

adverb

forcefully bulldozequickly bulldozebrutally bulldoze

preposition

bulldoze through obstaclesbulldoze into compliancebulldoze over dissent

phrase

bulldoze one's waybulldoze a pathbulldoze to success

常见错误

❌ 错误:He bulldozed the tree.
✓ 正确:He bulldozed the tree down.

bulldoze 作为及物动词时,常与 down 等副词连用以明确动作方向,单独使用可能不自然;应添加 down 表示推倒。

❌ 错误:She bulldozed him to agree.
✓ 正确:She bulldozed him into agreeing.

表示强迫某人做某事时,应用 bulldoze someone into doing something 结构,而非 to do;into 后接动名词更符合习惯用法。

近义词辨析

demolish

demolish 强调彻底摧毁或拆除建筑物,多用于具体物理破坏;bulldoze 则特指用推土机推平,或比喻强行推进。

They demolished the old bridge (强调拆除动作) vs. They bulldozed the land for construction (强调推平过程)。

coerce

coerce 指通过威胁或压力强迫,侧重心理或法律手段;bulldoze 更强调强势、不顾反对的物理或比喻性强迫,语气更强。

He coerced her into silence (使用威胁) vs. He bulldozed the plan through (强行推进无视反对)。