intimidate
翻译
恐吓, 威胁
例句
He tries to intimidate his opponents.
他试图恐吓他的对手。
They intimidated him into signing the contract.
他们恐吓他签署了合同。
Don't be intimidated by the difficult language.
不要被难懂的语言吓倒。
语法模式
((sb.)) 恐吓（某人） He tries to intimidate his opponents.
((sb.)) ((into -ing sth.)) 恐吓（某人）做（某事） They intimidated him into signing the contract.
近义词
同义词: frighten, threaten, daunt, bully; 反义词: encourage, reassure
词源
源自拉丁语“intimidare”，由“in-”（进入）和“timidus”（胆小的）组成。字面意思是“使害怕”。
记忆技巧
可以联想“in timid”（进入胆小状态）。恐吓某人就是把他们置于一种“胆小”或恐惧的状态中。