steamroller

n.蒸气压路机；不可阻挡之势；一种带有内燃机的类似机械

v.压路；压垮；以不可阻挡之势前进

They used a steamroller to iron out the road. 他们用压路机来平整路面。

Some workmen arrived today with a steamroller. 今天有一些工人带着一台蒸气压路机来了。

Starting in 1972, we were exposed to such a Soviet steamroller. 从一九七二年起，我们就领教了苏联这种高压手段。

Then it becomes a steamroller that flattens the opposition until the next election. 这样，这个党就变成一股强大的力量，把反对党压得抬不起头，直到下一次选举为止。

He was steamrollered into signing the agreement. 他在强大的压力之下签署了协议。