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Strong-arm describes getting your way by force or by threats, especially when force was not needed at all. As an adjective it sits in front of a noun: strong-arm tactics, strong-arm methods, a strong-arm approach. As a verb it takes an object and usually to: they strong-armed him into signing, the government strong-armed the smaller company into a deal.
Strong-arm describesStrong-arm 說的是 by force or by threats用武力或威脅 getting your way達到你的目的， especially when尤其是在 force武力 was not needed at all根本不必要的時候。As an adjective當形容詞時 it它 sits in front of a noun放在名詞前面： strong-arm tactics強硬手段、 strong-arm methods強壓的方法、 a strong-arm approach硬來的作風。As a verb當動詞時 it takes an object它要接受詞， and usually to通常還帶 to： they strong-armed him into signing他們硬逼他簽了字、 the government strong-armed the smaller company into a deal政府硬壓小公司接受了一筆交易
The picture behind the word is somebody grabbing your arm and marching you where they want you to go. Notice that the force is often not real punching — most of the time it means heavy pressure, bullying, threatening to withdraw money or support. That is what makes it useful: it names the bullying that wears a suit.
The picture behind the word這個詞背後的畫面 is是 somebody有人 grabbing your arm抓住你的手臂， and marching you押著你走到 where they want you to go他們要你去的地方。Notice that注意： the force這裡的武力 often常常 is not real punching不是真的動拳頭 — most of the time大多時候 it means它指的是 heavy pressure重壓、 bullying霸凌、 threatening to withdraw money or support威脅要抽走金錢或支持。That is what makes it useful它好用就在這裡： it它 the bullying that wears a suit給那種穿著西裝的霸凌 names起了名字
It appears constantly in news about and business, and it is always ; nobody describes their own behaviour as strong-arm. In older crime reporting, a strong-arm robbery meant one done with bare hands rather than a weapon.
It它 in news about politics and business在政治和商業新聞裡 appears constantly不停出現， and it is always disapproving而且它永遠是不贊成的口氣； nobody沒有人 describes their own behaviour會把自己的行為說成 as strong-arm是 strong-arm。In older crime reporting在比較舊的犯罪報導裡， a strong-arm robberystrong-arm robbery meant指的是 with bare hands rather than a weapon空手、不用武器 one done犯下的搶案
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
strong-armverb
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To bully, to intimidate; to coerce, to muscle.
- One of the boss’ hangers-on Comes to call at times you least expect Try to bully ya—strong-arm you—inspire you with fear
- In a five-part series on the “Extremely Passive Aggressive Roommate,” Ms. Brier […] complains about her roomie coming home at 3:27 a.m.; strong-arms that roommate into renewing their lease and then welcomes a guest to “the common space.”
strong-armnoun
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A person who threatens or intimidates others, especially on behalf of somebody else; a goon or enforcer.
- There used to be a goon I knew in the Bronx—a tough mockie we used to call Yussel the Bricklayer—and you never saw a guy who was more screwed up. This guy Yussel would've been a strongarm for nothing, he enjoyed it so much.
strong-armadj
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Bullying; extortionate.
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Coercive, employing force.
- "Some applications will fail. ORR does not need strong-arm tactics from DfT muddying the waters."
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。