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steamroller /stiːmrəʊlə(r); name stiːmroʊlər/ (especially bre) (name usually steamroll) [transitive, intransitive] to defeat sb or force them to do sth, using your power or authority and ignoring their wishes or opinions（凭借力量或权威）打败，使屈服，迫使◆she had no intention of letting herself be steamrollered by him.她不愿屈服于他。◆the administration is trying to steamroll the bill through congress.政府正试图迫使国会通过该法案。steamroller/ˈsti:mrəʊlə(r) ||; ˈstimˌrolɚ/noun [c] a big heavy vehicle with wide heavy wheels that is used for making the surface of a road flat 蒸汽压路机 ☞ steamroller¹☞ steamroller² |