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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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

• What, you're trying to intimidate me with that attitude?
  怎么，你这架势是在吓唬我吗？
• 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。
• If necessary, yell at them, intimidate them, insist on your way.
  如果必要的话，你还可以对他们大喉大叫，威胁他们照你说的去做。
• 'You have no right to intimidate this man,' Alison continued
  “你没有权利威胁这个人，”艾莉森接着说。
• So your client attempted to intimidate.
  你的当事人曾经试图胁迫。
• Critics say the new law will allow the FSB to intimidate critics of the government.
  该法的批评人士说，新的法律将允许联邦安全局对批评政府的人士进行恐吓。
• Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.
  别拿大帽子压人。
• They tried to intimidate him into doing what they wanted.
  他们试图胁迫他，让他按他们的要求去做。
• 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。
• Hatred is the coward's revenge for be intimidate.
  恨是懦夫对恫吓的报复。