steamroller
/ˈstiːmrəʊlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈimrˌolɚ] /ˈstiːmrəʊlər/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈimrˌolɚ] /ˈstēm-ˌrō-lər How to pronounce steamroller (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈstiːmˌrəʊ.lər/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈimrˌolɚ] /ˈstiːmˌroʊ.lɚ/ (ame, ipa)
steamroller — 名詞
- steamrollersingular
- steamrollersplural
1. a heavy road machine with a wide metal drum that rolls over fresh asphalt or gra
壓路機
用來把路面壓平的重型車輛
a heavy road machine with a wide metal drum that rolls over fresh asphalt or gravel to leave the surface level and smooth.
Workers sent the steamroller over the wet asphalt before reopening the lane.
工人在重新開放車道前，先讓壓路機開過那片濕瀝青。
steamroller + over fresh asphalt
Hao watched the steamroller flatten the new path through the park.
Hao 看著壓路機把穿過公園的新步道壓平。
After the gravel was spread, the steamroller moved back and forth all morning.
碎石鋪好後，壓路機整個早上都來回行駛。
The driver parked the steamroller beside the bridge when the rain began.
雨開始下時，司機把壓路機停在橋邊。
- road roller
the more exact modern term for this construction vehicle
- roller
a shorter word that depends on context to show it means the road machine
- compactor
a broader construction term for machines that press material down
用法筆記
In everyday modern English, people often call any heavy road roller a steamroller, even when the machine is not powered by steam.
常見錯誤
2. a person, group, or influence that gets its way by crushing resistance and leavi
霸道勢力
靠強壓排除反對的人或力量
a person, group, or influence that gets its way by crushing resistance and leaving little room for opposition.
With its huge majority, the party became a steamroller in parliament.
憑著龐大席次，那個政黨在國會裡成了霸道勢力。
steamroller in politics
The chain store was a steamroller that pushed small shops off the street.
那家連鎖店像一股霸道勢力，把小店一間間擠出那條街。
Parents saw the reform plan as a steamroller that would silence local schools.
家長把這項改革方案看成會壓住地方學校聲音的霸道勢力。
Omar called the merger a steamroller that ignored every warning sign.
Omar 說這場合併像個霸道勢力，完全不理會每個警訊。
- juggernaut
stresses huge size and unstoppable power, often of an organization or movement
- bully
usually names an aggressive person, not a large system or campaign
- machine
in politics, it can mean an organized group that drives results through
- underdog
someone or something with less power rather than overwhelming force
- consensus-builder
wins support by agreement instead of crushing objections
用法筆記
This sense is common in politics, business, and public debate. Distinguish it from sense 1, which names the literal road machine.
常見錯誤
steamroller — 動詞
- steamrollerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- steamrollers3rd person singular
- steamrollering-ing form
- steamrolleredpast simple
1. to drive people, objections, or plans forward with so much pressure that resista
強推；硬壓
靠強大壓力逼成或推過
to drive people, objections, or plans forward with so much pressure that resistance cannot stop them.
The minister steamrollered the bill through committee before reporters arrived.
那位部長在記者趕到前，就把法案強推過委員會了。
steamroller + bill + through
Ayana refused to let the director steamroller the staff into dropping the complaint.
Ayana 不肯讓主任硬壓員工撤回申訴。
steamroller + people + into + -ing
Vivek tried to steamroller through the agenda, but the chair paused the meeting.
Vivek 想一路強推議程，但主席暫停了會議。
Union leaders accused the company of steamrollering safety changes through overnight.
工會領袖指控公司一夜之間就把安全改革強推過關。
- bulldoze
very close in meaning, often with the same image of heavy force
- ram through
focuses especially on forcing a proposal or decision ahead despite objections
- strong-arm
highlights intimidating pressure on people more than forcing a plan through a process
文法句型
steamroller + bill/plan/change + through
steamroller + person/group + into + -ing
steamroller through + opposition/agenda
用法筆記
Use through when something is forced past opposition, and into + -ing when people are pressured to act. The tone is much harsher than persuade or speed up.