intimidate
英 [ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt]
美[ɪn'tɪmɪdet]
- vt. 恐吓，威胁；胁迫
词态变化
第三人称单数: intimidates;过去式: intimidated;过去分词: intimidated;现在分词: intimidating;名词: intimidation;
助记提示
1. in- "in" + timid + -ate.
2. 使害怕、使胆怯、使胆小。
2. 使害怕、使胆怯、使胆小。
中文词源
intimidate 恐吓，威胁
in-,进入，使，timid,胆小的，害怕的。即使害怕，恐吓，威胁。
英英释意
- 1. make timid or fearful;
- "Her boss intimidates her"
- 2. to compel or deter by or as if by threats
英文词源
- intimidate (v.)
- 1640s, from Medieval Latin intimidatus, past participle of intimidare "to frighten, intimidate," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + timidus "fearful" (see timid). Related: Intimidated; intimidating.
同义词辨析
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。
考试真题
- Such children believe challenges are energizing rather than intimidating ( ' , 令人生畏); they offer opportunities to learn.
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- The video challenge does not put individual students on the hot seat—so it's less intimidating by design.
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- Perhaps in the face of impersonal and intimidating globalization, a young person's family feels more like a friendly haven than an oppressive trap.
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- Like other students new to the intimidating higher-education world, she often struggled on her path to college.
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- Imagine how intimidating it be for prospective students unfamiliar with the complexities of higher education to navigate this kind of information and then identify which schools are the best fit.
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实用场景例句
- They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.
- 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
牛津词典
- She refused to be intimidated by their threats.
- 她没有被他们的威胁吓倒。
牛津词典
- [不可数名词]the intimidation of witnesses
- 对目击证人的恐吓
牛津词典
- Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul...
- 琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He is a treacherous and ferocious person who is prepared to intimidate others.
- 他生性奸凶,动不动就恐吓别人.
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- I hope you're not letting this stuff intimidate you.
- 希望该材料不会给您造成不好的影响.
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- Intimidate book sellers by confiscating books deemed unfavourable to the Barisan government.
- 充公被视为对国阵不利的书籍,威胁书商.
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- Their money may spend, but don't let them intimidate you into bad decisions.
- 你可以花他们的钱, 但别因他们的胁迫,而做出错误的决定.
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- The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.
- 第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的.
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- Their inner motive is to intimidate their partner into loving and supporting them.
- 内在动机是想胁迫配偶爱他们、支持他们.
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- Their large size alone is enough to intimidate any other animal that may threaten them.
- 光凭他们的大个子就足以吓唬那些可能威胁他们的其他任何动物了.
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- Hatred is the coward's revenge for be intimidate.
- 恨是懦夫对恫吓的报复.
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- It'set of mental shackles to deceive, threaten and intimidate people.
- 它有一套蒙骗 、 恐吓、胁迫群众的精神“紧箍咒 ”.
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- 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.
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- The accused is say to have intimidate the witness.
- 有人说被告对证人进行恐吓.
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- Nobody was going to intimidate them.
- 没有人能胁迫他们.
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- Beijing's aim is to intimidate Australia, our government, our corporations and the broader civil society.
- 北京的目的是胁迫澳大利亚, 我们的政府, 我们的公司和更为广泛的民众.
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- Honeyed Tongue: You gain a + 4 competence bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks.
- 舌灿莲花: 你在唬骗 、 交涉和威吓上获得+4完美加值.
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- People will immediately try to intimidate you into shrinking from that truth.
- 他们很快地就会威胁你,试图叫你在真理上让步.
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- The intimidate bulk of mt everest rise up before the climber.
- 登山者面前耸立著险峻的埃佛勒斯峰.
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- These questions were an attempt to intimidate the saints into obedience to their demanded repentance.
- 这些问题的目的乃是要胁迫圣徒们屈服于长老们要求他们悔改的要求.
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- Can't you find someone to intimidate the maintenance supe into fixing the hot water problem?
- 你就不能找个人来威胁楼管去解决这个没有热水的问题?
电影对白
- The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager.
- 那帮歹徒企图恐吓银行经理.
《简明英汉词典》
- This cannot intimidate us.
- 这吓不倒我们.
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- Intimidate Unless you want to taste the floorboards, I suggest you tell me what you know.
- 威吓除非你想要尝尝地板的味道, 否则我建议你还是告诉我所有你知道的.
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- Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.
- 别拿大帽子压人.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Then, We chat the exterior and intimidate again, As follows: 1.
- 接着, 我们再谈谈外部威胁, 如下: 1.
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