intimidate

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vt. 威胁, 恐吓 [法] 恐吓, 威胁, 使恐惧

发音

其它 /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

词形变化

intimidated intimidates 三单 intimidates intimidating intimidating 现在分词 intimidated 过去式 intimidated 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

恐吓，威胁；胁迫

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.

    威胁

    恐吓

    及物

    He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 5

scare frighten fright discourage affright

下位词 10

scare hector bully dash pall strong-arm daunt push around ballyrag boss around

词源

From Medieval Latin intimidātus, perfect passive participle of Latin intimidō (“to intimidate, terrify”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + timidus (“afraid, timid”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see timid.

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