intimidate
翻譯
恐嚇, 威脅
例句
He tries to intimidate his opponents.
他試圖恐嚇他的對手。
They intimidated him into signing the contract.
他們恐嚇他簽署了合約。
Don't be intimidated by the difficult language.
不要被難懂的語言嚇倒。
文法模式
((sb.)) 恐嚇（某人） He tries to intimidate his opponents.
((sb.)) ((into -ing sth.)) 恐嚇（某人）做（某事） They intimidated him into signing the contract.
近義詞
同義詞: frighten, threaten, daunt, bully; 反義詞: encourage, reassure
詞源
源自拉丁語「intimidare」，由「in-」（進入）和「timidus」（膽小的）組成。字面意思是「使害怕」。
記憶技巧
可以聯想「in timid」（進入膽小狀態）。恐嚇某人就是把他們置於一種「膽小」或恐懼的狀態中。