| 单词 | arm-twisting |
| 释义 | arm-twisting noun[U] uk/ˈɑːmˌtwɪs.tɪŋ/us/ˈɑːrmˌtwɪs.tɪŋ/behaviourin which youtryto make someone do something bythreatsor bypersuadingthemforcefully: 强迫；压力Thevotewaswononly as theresultof much arm-twisting by thegovernment.投票获胜完全是靠政府的高压手段。 Causing somebody to act
Examplesofarm-twistingarm-twisting In 1617 the need for more urgent repairs became apparent and the vestry resorted toarm-twisting. From theCambridge English Corpus In practice, however, these are sometimes supplemented by a certain amount of well-motivatedarm-twisting. From theCambridge English Corpus Is it legislative power, a word in the ear or a bit ofarm-twisting? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That illustrates thearm-twistingwhich took place before the industry was brought into public ownership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been subjected to political pressures, with a hit ofarm-twistinghere and there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has done an effective bit ofarm-twistingand has given us an extremely satisfactory statement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some very seriousarm-twistingwill have to be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But there was a great deal ofarm-twisting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems that they are afraid to leave and that somearm-twistingis going on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After a bit ofarm-twisting, local business is giving money for the project. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the last few weeks and months, we have seen somearm-twistingof union leaders, blacklisting, threats and sanctions against employers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, the local authority has set demanding new targets to which the schools, after somearm-twisting, have agreed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, however, many of us believe that there has beenarm-twistingof those who take the decisions in nationalised industries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I referred earlier to heartyarm-twistingby the party leader. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is what most of us would callarm-twistingor a protection racket. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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