威逼利诱 meaning in Chinese
resort to both mild and severe [stern] measures; alternate intimidation and bribery; coerce and bribe; combine threats with inducements; compel by threat or lure by money [offers]; intimidate by force and beguile with money; persuade and cajole sb. with veiled threats; practise intimidation and bribery; resort to all kinds of threats and inducements; (try all sorts of) threats and ca-jolery to bring sb. around; try to get sb. through both force and bribery
Examples
- This and that and the usual threats
还不是威逼利诱那老一套 - Under my questioning , she finally admit the reason why she don ' t wear it . simply because it ' s me who bought it for her
在我的威逼利诱下，她终于承认是"舍不得穿" ，因为是我送给她的。 - She intended escaping by using her saved pocket money , and it was only under the most extreme duress that she could be persuaded to lend small sums to her siblings , to enable them to further their own schemes
南希有一笔专用于出逃的私房钱，只有在姐妹们的威逼利诱之下，她才抠出一两个子儿去资助姐妹们完成她们的各种小阴谋。 - Slipshod assistance , foolish inattention , dowdy indifference , and half - hearted work seem the rule ; and no man succeeds , unless by hook or crook or threat he force or bribes other men to assist him ; or mayhap , god in his goodness performs a miracle , and sends him an angle of light for an assistant
懒懒散散、漠不关心、马马虎虎、敷衍了事的工作态度，似乎已经成为许多人的常态，除非苦口婆心或威逼利诱使劲浑身解数叫下属帮忙，又或者除非奇迹出现，上帝仁慈地赐给他一名得力助手，否则，它只能空叹无能为力。