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Meaning of 裹胁

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裹 guǒ 胁 xié (Trad.: 裹脅)
to compel; to coerce
Example Sentences
1
基层乡村干部身处层层加压的统治链条中
,
如同被一股强大的潮流所裹胁
。
Grass-roots cadres operated under many layers of political pressure, leading them to play along with the political movement.
2
那个远离我的人在熹微里向我走近
,
到当他被夜色裹胁而去时
,
仍在向我走近
。
One who was distant come near to me in the morning, and still nearer when taken away by night.
3
影片中
,
秋菊被一股
“
气
”
裹胁着到处上访讨
“
说法
”
;
而村长则因
“
面子
”
而拒绝道歉
。
In the movie, Qiuju was full of qi and went great lengths to secure justice while the village chief refused to apologize to save face.
4
是否大多数公民其实被裹胁在一团迷雾中
,
仅仅根据盲目的信念
,
动人的口号
,
或者干脆是含糊的感觉和猜测来投出他们的选票呢
?
Could it be that a majority of citizens live in a cognitive haze that reduces them to voting on the basis of uninformed convictions, catchy slogans, and altogether vague hunches and feelings?