| 词汇 | put the screws on/to (someone or something) |
| 释义 | put the screws on/to (someone or something) informal : to use force or the threat of force to make (someone or something) do what you want对…施加压力；威逼；胁迫 The government is finally putting the screws to an industry that's been evading environmental laws for years.政府终于开始对多年来一直违反环境法的行业施加压力了。 screw |
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