/'bʊldəʊz; `bul,doz/
v
1 [Tn] remove or flatten (sth) with a bulldozer （用推土机）推掉或推平（某物）
*The area was bulldozed to make way for a new road. 那片地已被推土机推平用以修筑新路.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (into doing sth) (fig 比喻) force sb to do sth, esp by frightening him 强迫某人做某事物（尤指用威胁手段）; 胁迫
*They bulldozed me into signing the agreement. 他们胁迫我签约.
3 [Tn.pr] push sth with force in the specified direction （朝某方向）强力推动某事物
*(fig 比喻) He bulldozed his way into the room. 他硬闯进房间里.
* She bulldozed her plans past the committee. 她硬使委员会通过了她的计划.

v [T]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from bull + dose]
to destroy buildings etc with a bulldozer
to push objects such as earth and rocks out of the way with a bulldozer
bulldoze sb into (doing) sth
to force someone to do something that they do not really want to do