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

• Remember some people will do anything to intimidate you.
  记住一些人可能会恐吓你。
• No one can intimidate us.
  没有人能够胁迫我们。
• 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。
• It could threaten and intimidate the oil states of the Gulf.
  它可以威胁和恐吓海湾地区的石油国家。
• What, you're trying to intimidate me with that attitude?
  怎么，你这架势是在吓唬我吗？
• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?
  你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• 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。
• Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul
  琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。
• Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.
  别拿大帽子压人。
• 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。