hectoring
adjective
uk/ˈhek.tər.ɪŋ/us/ˈhek.tɚ.ɪŋ/talkingandbehavingin aloudandunpleasantlyforcefulway,especiallyinorderto get someone toactorthinkas youwant:
（言行）有威吓感的He had aloud, hectoringmanner.他举止粗鄙又带威吓。
Herstaffignoredhis hectoringemailsandphonecallsfor severalmonths.她的工作人员在几个月内对他的威吓电子邮件和电话置之不理。
See
hector
- He can bechillyand hectoring.
- Manyspecialistsadvisea moresubtle, less hectoringapproachwhen it comes toadvancingglobaldemocracy.
- TheRepublicanused anaggressive, sometimes hectoring,style.
Ways of talking
- babble
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- drone on
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- quaver
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trill
- yak
hectoring
noun[U]
uk/ˈhek.tər.ɪŋ/us/ˈhek.tɚ.ɪŋ/loudand upleasantlyforcefultalkorbehaviour,especiallyintendedto get someone toactorthinkas youwant:
（言行）有威吓感His firstmarriagebrokeunder theweightof his wife'sendlesshectoring.他的第一段婚姻在妻子无休止的威吓下破裂。
His mean-spirited hectoring is aturnoff for those whootherwisemightsupporthim.他的刻薄威吓让那些原本可能支持他的人感到厌恶。
- His hectoring can gettedious.
- Anessentialkindnessisclearbeneath the hectoring.
- Alice,worndown by Gilbert's hectoring,turnstodrink.
Ways of talking
- babble
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- drone on
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- quaver
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trill
- yak