intimidate
英 /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ 美 /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
- 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
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。
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
辨析提示
intimidate sb into doing sth表示胁迫某人做某事。
词族
intimidation (n.)、intimidating (adj.)、intimidated (adj.)
近义 frighten、overawe
反义 reassure
相关词
- dismay 惊愕；沮丧
- timidity 胆怯；缺乏自信
- exasperate 使恼怒；使不耐烦
- vain 徒劳的；无效的
- ordeal 痛苦的经历；严峻考验
- reproach 责备；指责
- apprehension 忧虑；担心
- mourning 哀悼；服丧
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