1.bully作动词时意思是“威吓”,尤指在学校中以大欺小、以强凌弱的行为。
2.bully是及物动词,可接名词或代词作宾语。常与介词into连用,表示“威逼…做…”。

bully into(v.+prep.)
威逼…做… force sb into sth or doing sth by threats or violence
▲bully sb into sth/v-ing
The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money.那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
He will never be bullied into any change of his standpoint.要想硬逼他改变自己的立场是办不到的。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
I wanted to tell you everything but the manager bullied me out of it.我本来打算把事情都告诉你,可是经理硬不许我这样做。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The little boy was bullied by the older boys at school.这个小男孩在学校受到大孩子的欺负。

bully, bulldoze, intimidate
参见intimidate条。

bully偶尔也可用作名词,意思是“恃强凌弱的人”。例如:
He is a bully.他是个大坏蛋。

［同义词］   intimidate, menace, terrify, threaten