释义
v. 恐吓；威胁
To frighten someone, often to make them obey
v. 使胆怯；使失去信心
To make someone feel nervous or less confident
例句
The large audience intimidated her before her first performance.
首次演出前，庞大的观众群让她有些胆怯。
Employers should never intimidate workers into accepting unsafe conditions or giving up their legal rights.
雇主绝不应胁迫员工接受不安全的工作条件或放弃合法权利。
常用搭配
- intimidate someone into doing something ｜ 胁迫某人做某事
- feel intimidated ｜ 感到胆怯
- intimidate witnesses ｜ 恐吓证人
词族
- intimidation (n.)
- intimidating (adj.)
- intimidated (adj.)
近义
- frighten
- overawe
反义
- reassure
用法提示
intimidate sb into doing sth表示胁迫某人做某事。
常见问题
- intimidate 是什么意思？
- v. 恐吓；威胁；v. 使胆怯；使失去信心
- intimidate 怎么发音？
- 英音 /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/，美音 /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/。点击页面上方的发音按钮可以试听。
