美 [ˈbraʊbiːtn]
v. 威逼，恫吓（browbeat 的过去分词）
adj. 胆怯的，怯场的
frightened into submission or compliance
同义词： bullied / cowed / hangdog / intimidated
... 被恨的 = hated 被恫吓的 = browbeaten 被恭维的 = complimented ...
browbeat 恫吓，吓唬；欺侮
战战兢兢的
They were browbeaten into accepting the offer.
他们被威逼接受了提议。
I won't be browbeaten into accepting your proposals.
我不会在威迫之下接受你的提议。
In 1997 Mr Hashimoto was browbeaten into accepting a policy that will see the post office turned into a public company in 2003.
By the 1980s the Democrats were ossified: bereft of ideas, controlled by out-of-touch barons in Congress, and browbeaten by a popular Republican president.
Companies drilling in the Gulf of Mexico are being browbeaten into paying royalties to Washington that weren't part of their original agreements with the feds when the leases were bought in the 1990s.