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单词 intimidate
释义
intimidate
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/us
/ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/
tofrightenorthreatensomeone, usually inordertopersuadethem to do something that youwantthem to do:
恫吓，恐吓
They were intimidatedintoacceptingapaycutby thethreatoflosingtheirjobs.他们因为受到失去工作的威胁而被迫同意减薪。
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intimidation
(Definition ofintimidatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

intimidate| American Dictionary

intimidate
verb[T]
us
/ɪnˈtɪm·ɪˌdeɪt/
tofrightenorthreatensomeone, usually inordertopersuadethepersonto do something he or she does notwishto do:
Don’tletthosebulliesintimidate you; justwalkaway from them.

intimidation

noun[U]us
/ɪnˌtɪm·ɪˈdeɪ·ʃən/
acampaignof intimidation againststrikingworkers
(Definition ofintimidatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintimidate

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They had begun by being intimidated by the new machine, but quickly had adapted to it.
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Perhaps they felt more intimidated by the opponents until the king empowered them to speak their minds.
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It is possible that some parents feel intimidated by perceived expectations of healthy living that they feel unable to maintain.
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This is an odd choice in that such volumes are hardly likely to appeal to those who are intimidated by footnotes.
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Possessing a seemingly independent psychological agency, the womb harboured concentrated powers of intimidating female sexuality.
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However, a few found it intimidating, predominantly due to their own reported negative experiences of physical touch.
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He receives no assistance for his care, but is intimidated by the family.
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The leadership lost sight of the need to persuade and began to believe that it couldintimidateits way to the vote.
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Both then and now rural electorates have been intimidated.
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The book claims to be aimed at a wide readership without an intimidating level of mathematics.
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Her mastery, enviable and evidently intimidating, is comfortingly confounded with complicity.
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Patients are often frightened, intimidated, and angry - all of which are natural feelings associated with hospitalization.
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He hesitates to say who he "really" is because he is too easily intimidated on the phone, and announces himself instead as his old assistant.
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All this results in a book that is brilliant, intimidating, original, disconnected, often hilarious, intentionally disconcerting, and sometimes awkwardly personal.
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Above all, he wanted to use the vigilantes tointimidatehis opponents.
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