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

• 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。
• 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。
• Hatred is the coward's revenge for be intimidate.
  恨是懦夫对恫吓的报复。
• '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。
• No man has ever been able to intimidate me.
  没有人曾经能威胁过我。
• I said each time I am invited, the police will question and intimidate the people.
  我说每次被邀请的时候，警察将会质问与恐吓人民。
• So your client attempted to intimidate.
  你的当事人曾经试图胁迫。
• And you will never, ever intimidate me.
  而且你绝对威胁不到我。
• 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。
• 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。