bulldoze

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer. (用推土机) 推倒
She defeated developers who wanted to bulldoze her home to build a supermarket. 她打败了那些企图推倒她的家园建造超市的开发商。
2. V-T If people bulldoze earth, stone, or other heavy material, they move it using a bulldozer. (用推土机) 推走
They have been cutting down the trees and bulldozing the land. 他们正砍倒树木，推整土地。
3. V-T If someone bulldozes a plan through or bulldozes another person into doing something, they get what they want in an unpleasantly forceful way. 胁迫[表不满]
Dropping all pretense of reason, they began to bulldoze through the democratic reforms. 他们抛开一切佯装的理性，开始胁迫进行民主改革。
...to sway public opinion and bulldoze them into adopting uneconomic practices. …左右公众的观点，胁迫他们接受没有效益的做法。