bullyとは

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊli/
• 韻: -ʊli

名詞

bully (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 bullies)

1. A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power. [from late 17th c.]

   A playground bully pushed a girl off the swing.

   I noticed you being a bully towards people with disabilities.

2. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
   • 1840 September 22, Lord Palmerston, The Life of Henry John Temple, Viscount of Palmerston‎^[1], volume 2, 3rd edition, published 1871, page 327:

     Besides, bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in; and men of trick and cunning are not always men of desperate resolves.

3. A hired thug.

   Synonyms: henchman, thug

4. A prostitute’s minder; a pimp.

   Synonyms: pimp, ponce

5. (uncountable) Bully beef.
6. (obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.
   • c. 1595–1596, Shakespeare, William, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 3, Scene 1:

     What sayest thou, Bully Bottom?

7. The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
8. A small freshwater fish.
9. (obsolete または dialectal, Ireland かつ Northern England) An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade
   • 1824, Gilchrist, Robert, “The Skipper's Erudition”, in A Collection of Original Local Songs‎^[2], page 11:

     Frae Team Gut to Whitley, we' coals black an' brown
     For the Amphitrite loaded, the keel had come down—
     But the bullies ower neet had their gobs se oft wet,
     That the nyem o' the ship yen an' a' did forget.

10. (dialectal) A companion; mate. (male または female)
11. (obsolete) darling, sweetheart. (male または female)
    • c. 1599, Shakespeare, William, Henry V, Act 4, Scene 1:

      I kiss his dirty shoe, and from heart-string / I love the lovely bully. What is thy name?

    • 1753, Richardson, Samuel, “Letter 15”, in The History of Sir Charles Grandison:

      I have promised to be with the sweet bully early in the morning of her important day.

    • 1848, Carleton, William, Fardorougha the Miser‎^[3], page 16:

      What! manim-an—kiss your child, man alive. That I may never, but he looks at the darlin’ as if it was a sod of turf! Throth you’re not worthy of havin’ such a bully.

12. (field hockey) a standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances

同意語

• (darling): For semantic relationships of this sense, see sweetheart in the Thesaurus.

動詞

bully (三人称単数 現在形 bullies, 現在分詞 bullying, 過去形および過去分詞形 bullied)

1. (transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.

   You shouldn't bully people for being gay.

2. (transitive) To act aggressively towards.
   • 2011 January 15, Sam Sheringham, “Chelsea 2 -03 Blackburn Rovers”, in BBC‎^[4]:

     The Potters know their strengths and played to them perfectly here, out-muscling Bolton in midfield and bullying the visitors' back-line at every opportunity.

同意語

• (intimidate): For semantic relationships of this sense, see intimidate in the Thesaurus.
• (act aggressively toward): push around, ride roughshod over

形容詞

bully (comparative bullier, superlative bulliest)

1. (US, slang) Very good; excellent.

   a bully horse

2. (slang) Jovial and blustering.

   Synonyms: dashing

   • Shakespeare

     Bless thee, bully doctor.

同意語

• (excellent): For semantic relationships of this sense, see excellent in the Thesaurus.

派生語

• bully boy
• bully pulpit

間投詞

bully

1. (often followed by for) Well done!

   She's finally asked for that promotion—bully for her!

同意語

• (Well done!): For semantic relationships of this term, see well done in the Thesaurus.

Further reading

• bully on Wikipedia.

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