steamroller
US /ˈstiːmˌroʊ.lɚ/
UK /ˈstiːmˌroʊ.lɚ/
1.
壓路機
a large, heavy vehicle with a wide roller, used for flattening surfaces, especially in road construction
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The steamroller compacted the asphalt on the new road.
壓路機壓實了新路上的瀝青。
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You can hear the rumble of the steamroller from a distance.
你可以從遠處聽到壓路機的轟鳴聲。
2.
壓倒性力量, 碾壓性影響
an overwhelming force or influence that crushes opposition or resistance
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The company's new policy was a steamroller, crushing all dissent.
公司的新政策就像一台壓路機，粉碎了所有異議。
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His arguments came at them like a steamroller, leaving no room for debate.
他的論點像壓路機一樣向他們襲來，沒有留下任何爭論的餘地。
1.
壓制, 強行通過, 碾壓
to crush or overcome with overwhelming force
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The government tried to steamroller the new legislation through parliament.
政府試圖強行通過新立法。
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He tends to steamroller over anyone who disagrees with him.
他傾向於壓制任何不同意他的人。