intimidate

英 [ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt]

美 [ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt]

v.  恐吓; 威胁

过去分词：intimidated　过去式：intimidated　第三人称单数：intimidates　现在分词：intimidating　

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Collins.2 / BNC.9564 / COCA.6635

牛津词典

verb

• 恐吓；威胁
  to frighten or threaten sb so that they will do what you want
  1. They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.
     他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
  2. She refused to be intimidated by their threats.
     她没有被他们的威胁吓倒。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 恫吓;恐吓;威胁
  If youintimidatesomeone, you deliberately make them frightened enough to do what you want them to do.
  1. Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul...
     琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。
  2. Attempts to intimidate people into voting for the governing party did not work.
     胁迫人们为执政党投票的企图没有成功。

英英释义

verb

• make timid or fearful
  1. Her boss intimidates her
• to compel or deter by or as if by threats
  Synonym:restrain

双语例句

• Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.
  别拿大帽子压人。
• No man has ever been able to intimidate me.
  没有人曾经能威胁过我。
• You have perpetuated your father's legacy by continuing to harass and intimidate news media.
  你延续了你父亲的传统，继续的骚扰和恐吓新闻媒体。
• When they come up to me and say,'I admire your work, but you intimidate me.
  他们跑来对我说：我拜服你的作品，可是你把我吓坏了。
• What, you're trying to intimidate me with that attitude?
  怎么，你这架势是在吓唬我吗？
• The robber tried to intimidate the bank manager.
  抢劫犯企图威吓银行经理。
• You seriously think you can intimidate people into being loyal to you?
  你以为你可以让大家都对你忠心？
• Warriors such as the Samurai have traditionally used masks to intimidate their enemies.
  传统上，日本的武士用面具来威吓他们的仇敌。
• No one can intimidate us.
  没有人能够胁迫我们。
• To mistreat or intimidate by bullying. I thought the veiled threat of war was bluff.
  恐吓，威胁用暴徒的方式欺侮或恫吓我认为那含蓄的战争恫吓是吓唬人的。