intimidate
- vt.恐吓;威胁
派生词： intimidation n. 过去式： intimidated 现在分词： intimidating 过去分词： intimidated 第三人称单数： intimidates
intimidateAll these words mean to make sb afraid.以上各词均含使害怕、使恐惧之义。
to make sb feel afraid, often suddenly 指（常为突如其来地）使惊吓、使惊恐：
He brought out a gun and frightened them off.
他掏出一把枪，把他们吓跑了。
to make sb feel afraid 指使害怕、使恐惧：
They managed to scare the bears away.
他们设法把那些熊吓跑了。
Both are very common words, and are very similar, so you can use either one correctly. Scare is slightly more informal than frighten . |
to make sb anxious or afraid 指使惊恐、使害怕、使担心：
It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.
谁都不认真对待这个问题，我非常担心。
The subject of alarm is usually a thing, an event or a situation rather than a person. |
It is used to describe a feeling that sth unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen in the future, and the feeling is often more of worry than actual fear. |
to frighten or threaten sb so that they feel nervous or so that they will do what you want 指恐吓、威胁：
They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.
他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
to make sb feel suddenly frightened or surprised, usually because of sth sudden or unexpected 指使惊吓、使吓一跳、使大吃一惊：
A sudden noise startled her.
突然发出的响声吓了她一跳。
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Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul
琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。
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The gang tried to intimidate the merchant .
犯罪团伙想恐吓这位商人。
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We try to make sure children don 't feel intimidated on their first day at school .
我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
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This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children .
这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。
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They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them .
他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
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She refused to be intimidated by their threats .
她没有被他们的威胁吓倒。
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Women can come in here and not feel intimidated .
女性来到这里不会感到害怕。
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He had developed a fearsome reputation for intimidating people .
他曾因恐吓他人而令人闻风丧胆。
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She admits that her height is intimidating for some men .
她承认自己的高个头会令有些男人却步。
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' 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。
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He was a huge , intimidating figure .
他是个身材高大、令人生畏的人。
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He 's never been overawed or intimidated by big occasions .
各种大场合都没让他犯过憷。
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She was intimidated by the number of businessmen buzzing around the saleroom .
拍卖行里乱哄哄谈生意的商人们令她望而生畏。
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We 'll never be intimidated by war threats , including nuclear war threats .
我们决不会被战争威胁包括核战争威胁所吓倒。
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Don 't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them .
别拿大帽子压人。
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He was intimidated into silence .
他吓得不敢作声。
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She was intimidated .
她被唬住了。
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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。
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The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police .
窃贼把那个男孩吓得不敢报警。
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The robber tried to intimidate the bank manager .
抢劫犯企图威吓银行经理。
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The video challenge does not put individual students on the hot seat --- so it 's less intimidating by design .
视频挑战赛并没有让个别学生骑虎难下，而是设计得更亲民。
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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 .
也许面对没有人情味的、令人恐慌的全球化，年轻人的家庭比起令人压抑的泥潭，更像一个友好的避风港。
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Like other student new to the intimidating higher-education world , she often struggled on her path to college , " There wasn 't really a college-bound culture at my high school , " she said .
她说,和其他刚进入令人生畏的高等教育领域的学生一样,她在上大学的道路上遇到了很多困难,"在我的高中并没有真正的大学文化。"。
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Such children believe challenges are energizing rather than intimidating .
这样的孩子相信挑战是激励而非令人生畏。
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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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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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Also remove what could be considered intimidating facts and details .
还要去掉那些可能有点吓人的事实和细节。
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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？
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Listen , I know this place can be really intimidating .
听着，我知道在这个位置上会有紧迫感。
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I think that no matter how kind intimidating people is chilling .
我想这不管是怎么样都挺让人心寒的。