order someone around

Related to word: order

片語動詞

Definition

  1. to dictate actions to someone in a domineering or insistent manner, especially on a repeated basis

    (特別是頻繁地)指使,差遣,使役(某人)

    • His manager often orders him around to do extra tasks, which makes him feel frustrated.

      他的經理經常指使他做額外的工作,這讓他感到沮喪。

    • She is always ordering her friends around, which is quite annoying.

      她總是差遣她的朋友,這相當令人惱火。

    • No matter how busy he is, his parents always order him around to do household chores.

      無論他有多忙,他的父母總是使喚他做家務。