bullying
bullying — 名詞
1. cruel treatment of a weaker person, using fear, threats, or force to control the
霸凌
以恐嚇或傷害欺負弱者
cruel treatment of a weaker person, using fear, threats, or force to control them.
At lunch, the older boys' bullying kept Amir away from the table.
午餐時,那幾個年紀較大的男生一直欺負 Amir,害他不敢靠近那張桌子。
bullying + keep someone away from [place]
School bullying left Hana afraid to ride the bus home.
校園霸凌讓 Hana 害怕自己搭公車回家。
collocation: school bullying
After months of bullying, the new cashier quit the corner shop.
受了幾個月的霸凌後,那位新來的店員離開了街角那家店。
Online bullying spread fast when classmates shared the photo in two groups.
同學把那張照片傳到兩個群組後,網路霸凌很快就擴散開來。
There was less bullying after teachers started watching the back stairs.
老師開始盯著後樓梯後,霸凌的情況就變少了。
- harassment
more formal; common in school, work, or legal settings
- intimidation
focuses on making someone feel afraid
- abuse
broader and often stronger; can include many kinds of harm
文法句型
school bullying
online bullying
workplace bullying
anti-bullying policy
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when naming the behaviour in general: say 'bullying at school', not 'a bullying'. Common modifiers include school, online, and workplace.
常見錯誤
bullying — 形容詞
1. acting in a loud, forceful way that tries to scare or control other people.
霸道的
以威嚇控制人的
acting in a loud, forceful way that tries to scare or control other people.
The coach's bullying voice made the youngest players look at the floor.
教練霸道的聲音,讓年紀最小的球員都低頭看地板。
bullying + voice / tone / manner
In the office, Raj hated his bullying manager's daily public jokes.
在辦公室裡,Raj 很討厭那位霸道的經理每天當眾開玩笑。
bullying + manager
A bullying older sister grabbed the remote and mocked Mei's answer.
那個霸道的姊姊搶走遙控器,還取笑 Mei 的回答。
The film showed a bullying king who ruled by fear.
那部電影裡出現一位靠恐懼統治的霸道國王。
Even the sales meeting felt tense under Marta's bullying style.
在 Marta 霸道的作風下,就連業務會議都讓人緊張。
- domineering
more formal; stresses wanting to control other people
- overbearing
focuses on pushing your will onto others
- bossy
more informal and often used for everyday behaviour
- intimidating
emphasizes the fear caused in other people
- gentle
kind and not forceful with others
- respectful
showing consideration instead of trying to dominate
文法句型
bullying + boss / manager / teacher
bullying + tone / voice / style / manner
用法筆記
Usually placed before a noun such as boss, tone, style, or manner. It describes a threatening, overbearing quality, not the behaviour itself named in the noun sense.