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

• Hatred is the coward's revenge for be intimidate.
  恨是懦夫对恫吓的报复。
• No man has ever been able to intimidate me.
  没有人曾经能威胁过我。
• No one can intimidate us.
  没有人能够胁迫我们。
• It's unnecessary, unless your intention is to impress or intimidate the other side.
  除非你要吓唬对方，让印象，否则这是必要的。
• And you will never, ever intimidate me.
  而且你绝对威胁不到我。
• Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.
  别拿大帽子压人。
• The gang tried to intimidate the merchant.
  犯罪团伙想恐吓这位商人。
• 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。
• The systematic use of violence as a means to intimidate or coerce societies or governments.
  利用暴力胁迫或强制社交界或政府的体系。