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steamroller

noun

🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlə(r)/

🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlər/

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a large slow vehicle with a heavy roller, used for making roads flat蒸汽压路机Topics Transport by car or lorryc2

steamroller

verb

🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlə(r)/

🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlər/

(North American English usually steam roll)

[transitive, intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they steamroller	🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlə(r)/ 🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlər/
he / she / it steamrollers	🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊləz/ 🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlərz/
past simple steamrollered	🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊləd/ 🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlərd/
past participle steamrollered	🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊləd/ 🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlərd/
-ing form steamrollering	🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlərɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈstiːmrəʊlərɪŋ/

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to defeat somebody or force them to do something, using your power or authority（凭借力量或权威）打败，压服，迫使
- steamroller somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) The team steamrollered their way to victory.这支队以不可阻挡之势获得胜利。🔊🔊
- She knew that she'd let herself be steamrollered.她知道自己会屈服于对方的威势。🔊🔊
- They steamrollered the bill through Parliament.他们通过议会把该法案付诸表决。
- + adv./prep. He simply steamrollered over all opposition.他只是压制所有反对派。