A bully is not reasonable - he is persuaded only by threats.
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vt. 恐吓,威逼;盛气凌人,以强凌弱;
vi. 欺侮;
n. 仗势欺人者,横行霸道者;暴徒;打手;情人;
adj. 第一流的,特好的;
int. 好,妙(感叹词);
💡 bull牛+y如...的→象公牛一样吓唬别人 → 欺负(别人)
"The group have frequently used bully-boy tactics."
那个团伙常常耍流氓。
近义:hector, intimidate, overawe, scare, threaten, cow
反义:hearten, embolden, encourage, appeaser, mediator, moderator
adj. 合理的,公道的;明白道理的;适当的;有理性的;
💡 reason合理+able形容词后缀, 具有某种性质的 → 合理的, 通情达理的
"There is reasonable concordance between the two sets of results."
两组结果之间有着合理的一致。
近义:intelligent, levelheaded, logic, logical, moderate, modest
反义:illogical, inane, inconsistent, irrational, mad, meaningless