throw your weight around

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口语·表达滥用权力
英文释义 to assert one's authority or power aggressively or forcefully
例句
The new boss likes to throw his weight around, ordering everyone to do things his way.
典故来源 源自物理比喻,指利用自身重量或影响力施加压力,现指滥用权力。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

weight [wet]
n. 重量,体重;重担,重任;重要;[统]权,加重值,权重; vt. 加重于,使变重;使负重,使负担或压迫;[统]使加权,附加加重值于;
throw [θro]
vi. 投掷;丢;抛; n. 投掷的距离;丢; vt. 掷(色子);抛;猛动(头、臂、腿);使处于,使限于;
around [ə'raʊnd]
adv. 大约;旋转;到处,四处;在周围; prep. 围绕;在附近;前后,左右;在…周围;

🔤 同首字母习语

treasure trove
不可估值的藏宝地
time will tell
时间会说明一切
talk through ones hat
胡扯八道,说话没有根据或知识
take a rain check
推迟或延期某事;请求推迟或延期某事
tip the scales
左右某种情况或决定的结果,通常是通过施加影响或增加权重来实现
to the last
直到最后;坚持到底
too clever by half
过于聪明反而给人以不好的印象或引起麻烦
that sucks
那很糟糕
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