每天三分钟学英语 第438期:英文"欺负人"怎么说?老外说call me names可不是“叫我名字”

 Bully¹ [ˈbʊli]
欺负人；欺负人的人

He is a bully.
他是一个欺负人的人。

He bullied² me.
他欺负我了。

· pick on 欺负（人）
· call me names 起外号/骂人
· spread rumors³ 传播谣言

· punch （用拳头）揍
· push 推

· hit 打
例：He hit me.
他打了我。

· hurt 伤害
He hurt my feelings.
他伤害了我的感情。

Name calling
起外号/骂脏话

He did a lot of name calling to me.
他给我起了很多外号/骂了很多脏话。

Tease [tiz]
嘲笑/开玩笑

Oh, I am just joking.
哦，我只是开玩笑。

Oh, I am just teasing.
哦，我只是在开玩笑。

I am just teasing you.
我在跟你开玩笑。

Intimidation⁴
[ɪntɪməˈdeʃən]
恐吓，威胁

动词形式：intimidate⁵

I am intimidated⁶.
我受到了威胁。

· racist/homophobic remarks
关于种族和同性恋的言辞

Verbal abuse
[ˈvɜ:rbl əˈbjuz]
口头谩骂

Verbal abuse sometimes is worst than physical abuse.
辱骂有时比身体虐待更严重。

Stand up for yourself
为自己挺身而出

When they made fun of me John stood up for me.
他们取笑我的时候，John为我挺身而出。

Defend yourself
自我保护，自卫/自我辩解

Don't let him talk to you like that. Defend yourself.
别让他那样跟你说话， 要保护自己。

Come to the defense⁷ of others
保护别人

I came to his defense when they accused him of stealing.
我站出来保护了他，当他们说他偷东西的时候。

Speak up for yourself/others
为某人说话（语言上的）

Stand behind someone
挺某人

No matter what happens to you, I'll stand behind you.
不管发生什么，我都挺你。

1 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

2 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

5 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

6 intimidated   

v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的

参考例句：

• We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
• The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。