intimidate

intimidate

英 [ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt]
　　美 [ɪn'tɪmɪdet]

vt. 恐嚇，威脅；脅迫

v.(動詞)intimidate的基本意思是“恐嚇”“威脅”,即恐嚇、威脅某人或恐嚇、威脅某人使之做某事。intimidate是及物動詞,可接名詞或代詞作賓語,接介詞into時,表示恐嚇某人使之做某事。

中文詞源：

intimidate 恐嚇，威脅

in-,進入，使，timid,膽小的，害怕的。即使害怕，恐嚇，威脅。

例句：

1. "You have no right to intimidate this man," Alison continued.
“你沒有權利威脅這個人，”艾莉森接著說。

2. Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul.
瓊斯開始恐嚇並控制保羅。

3. Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.
別拿大帽子壓人.

4. The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager.
那幫歹徒企圖恐嚇銀行經理.

5. Iraqi officials accompany the inspectors in order to intimidate witnesses.
伊拉克官員陪同核查人員,企圖對證人進行恐嚇.