intimidate是什么意思

双语例句

(1)The demonstrators intimidated the government with blowing up the municipal building.

示威者通过炸毁市政大楼来威胁政府。

(2)The defendant was warned by the judge for intimidating the witness in court.

被告方因为在法庭上恐吓证人而被法官警告。

(3)The terrorists used hostages to intimidate the police into dropping their weapons.

恐怖分子们用人质恫吓警察放下武器。

(4)Workers were intimidated by the threat of losing their jobs.

工人们被恐吓了 有人威胁他们会丢掉工作

(5)"You have no right to intimidate this man," Alison continued.

“你无权威胁这个男人，”爱丽森继续说。

(6)Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul.

琼斯曾试图威胁并控制保罗。

(7)Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.

别拿大帽子压人。

(8)No one can intimidate us.

没有人能够胁迫我们。

(9)Do not let the math jargon intimidate you.

可别让这些数学术语把你吓倒。

同义词

vt. 恐吓，威胁；胁迫

同根词

词根 intimidate

(1)intimidating adj. 吓人的

(2)intimidated adj. 害怕的；受到恐吓的v. 威胁，恐吓（intimidate的过去式）

(3)intimidation n. 恐吓，威胁

单词辨析

惊吓；惊恐

(1)alarm 着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。

(2)terrify 语气最强，指惊骇得六神无主，魂飞魄散。

(3)intimidate 特指恐吓某人，迫使其做某事。

(4)frightem 普通用词，使用广泛，指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。

(5)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。

(6)startle 强调突然使人惊骇或震惊。

释义

v.

frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants

（为使别人服从）恫吓，威吓，恐吓，威胁（他人）

the forts are designed to intimidate the nationalist population

那些城堡目的是为了恫吓民族主义民众

[as adj. intimidating]the intimidating defence barrister.

咄咄逼人的被告辩护律师。

词源

"mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin intimidat- ‘made timid'， from the verb intimidare （based on timidus ‘timid’）."

考纲分布

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0%; vt 恐吓; 威胁

考纲释义

( 1)vt. 恐吓; 威胁

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100%; v 恐吓; 威胁(某人做某事)

考纲释义

( 1)v. 恐吓; 威胁(某人做某事)

真题例句：

Such children believe challenges are energizing rather than intimidating (令人生畏) ; they offer opportunities to learn.

这样的孩子相信挑战是激励而不是恐吓；能提供学习的机会。[2016年 CET4 阅读理解B]

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近9年出现1次

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100%; vt 恐吓; 威胁

考纲释义

( 1)vt. 恐吓; 威胁

真题例句：

If people refuse to be controlled and intimidated by stigmas, the stigmas lose all their power.

如果人们拒绝被耻辱感控制和恐吓，耻辱感就会失去所有的力量。[2020年 CET6 听力]

必考派生词

intimidatory adj. 威胁的; 恫吓的

intimidating adj. 吓人的

考纲分布

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0%; v 恐吓; 威胁(某人做某事)

考纲释义

( 1)v. 恐吓; 威胁(某人做某事)

必考派生词

intimidation n. 恐吓；胁迫；威胁；恫吓

(1)Sorry. The black van tends to intimidate. We need your help, Ms. Garbanzo.

抱歉，黑车就是为了吓唬人，我们需要你的协助，戈班佐女士。《The Good Wife Season 5》《傲骨贤妻 第五季》

(2)Are you trying to intimidate me? To get us to back down? No, I have an offer.

你是要威胁我吗？逼我们让步？不，我有个提议。《House of Cards Season 4》《纸牌屋 第四季》

(3)So intimidate me all you want, I'm going to find out what you did to that otter if it's the last thing I do.

随便你怎么威胁我，就算这是我这辈子做的最后一件事，我也要查出你把水獭怎么样了。《Zootopia》《疯狂动物城》

(4)So if you're hoping to intimidate him because of the back taxes, you can save your breath. His closet is back to being clean. What about yours?

如果你是想拿欠缴税款的事来要挟他，就别白费口舌了。事情都已经解决干净了。那你的事情呢？《House of Cards Season 5》《纸牌屋 第五季》

(5)You don't know the half of it. It was billed as a lively give and take on the merits of model train sizes. But it was actually a setup to intimidate weak minded spineless rubes into buying H O starter sets.

你是不知道呀，本来宣传的是说今晚将会是个针对模型火车体积的优劣而进行的现场讨论会，可实际上只是为了唬那些没定力的乡巴佬去买HO轨距的入门级火车。《The Big Bang Theory Season 5》《生活大爆炸 第五季》