intimidate

英[ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt] 美[ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt]
  • vt. 胁迫;威胁;恐吓
intimidatingly intimidation intimidated intimidated intimidating intimidates
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星级词汇:
  • intilted adj.向内偏斜的;向内倾斜的
    v. (动词)
    1. 胁迫, 威胁
    2. 恫吓,威吓 ,吓唬,吓走,恐吓
    3. 威逼某人做某事
    4. 镇住
    5. 使胆怯,使害怕
    6. 使人望而生畏
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 恐吓,威胁 frighten, especially by making threats

英英释义

Verb:
  1. make timid or fearful;

    "Her boss intimidates her"

  2. to compel or deter by or as if by threats

1. "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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul.
琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.
别拿大帽子压人.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager.
那帮歹徒企图恐吓银行经理.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Iraqi officials accompany the inspectors in order to intimidate witnesses.
伊拉克官员陪同核查人员,企图对证人进行恐吓.

来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Nobody was going to intimidate them.
      没有人能胁迫他们。
    2. He was intimidated into silence.
      他吓得不敢作声。
    3. Bob intimidate the witness into silence.
      鲍勃威胁证人保持沉默。
    4. Your sons don't intimidate me. And neither do you.
      你的儿子们威胁不了我,你也一样。
    5. The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager.
      那帮歹徒企图恐吓银行经理。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. The gang tried to intimidate the merchant.
      犯罪团伙想恐吓这位商人。
    2. The robber tried to intimidate the bank manager.
      抢劫犯企图威吓银行经理。
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    4. The child was intimidated by the fury of the storm.
      这孩子被狂怒的风暴吓住了。
v. (动词)
  1. intimidate的基本意思是“恐吓”“威胁”,即恐吓、威胁某人或恐吓、威胁某人使之做某事。
  2. intimidate是及物动词,可接名词或代词作宾语,接介词into时,表示恐吓某人使之做某事。
v. (动词)
intimidate, bulldoze, bully
  • 这组词都有“威逼”的意思。它们的区别是:intimidate是指显示武力或提出要使用武力的恐吓方式使对方感到恐惧而随后表示屈服; bulldoze是指用威胁或恐吓来压服对方的反抗; bully是指盛气凌人地欺负弱者。
  • alarm,frighten,startle,terrify,scare,intimidate
  • 这些动词均有“惊吓、惊恐”之意。
  • alarm着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。
  • frighten普通用词,使用广泛,指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。
  • startle强调突然使人惊骇或震惊。
  • terrify语气最强,指惊骇得六神无主,魂飞魄散。
  • scare指非正式文体中可与frighten换用,但语气较重,侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉。
  • intimidate特指恐吓某人,迫使其做某事。
  • 用作动词 (v.)
    intimidate into (v.+prep.)
      恫吓某人使之做某事 frighten sb in order to make him do sth
      intimidate sb into sth/v-ing

      The criminal intimidated the witness into silence.

      犯罪分子恐吓目击证人保持缄默。

      The salesman intimidated the old lady into signing the paper by threatening to take away the goods.

      那个推销员以拿走货物来要挟那个老太太要她在票据上签字。

      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。

      The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police.

      窃贼把那个男孩吓得不敢报警。

      They were intimidated into giving him the money.

      他们被吓得把钱交给了他。

    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+名词 ~+副词 ~+介词