bully

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Người bắt nạt, kẻ bạo lực

BrE /ˈbʌl.i/ AmE /ˈbʌl.i/

noun / verb en → vi

1 PERSON [noun] B1

Người bắt nạt, kẻ bạo lực

a person who frightens, hurts, or threatens others, especially weaker people

Collocations bully at school · a bullying boss

  • He was a bully in high school.

    Anh ta là kẻ bắt nạt ở trường trung học.

2 VERB [transitive] B1

Bắt nạt, hành hung

to frighten, hurt, or threaten someone, especially weaker people

  • bully somebody
  • She was bullied at work.

    Cô ấy bị bắt nạt ở nơi làm việc.

1 VERB [transitive] C1

Đe dọa, ép buộc

to use your power to make someone do what you want them to do

  • bully somebody into doing something
  • He bullied her into signing the contract.

    Anh ta đã ép buộc cô ấy ký hợp đồng.