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。
collocation: online bullying
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。
- school bullying
- online bullying
- workplace bullying
- anti-bullying policy
- victim of bullying
- 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
- bullyingpositive
- more bullyingcomparative
- most bullyingsuperlative
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。
bullying + person in power
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。
bullying + style
- bullying boss
- bullying manager
- bullying tone
- bullying voice
- bullying style
- 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.