intimidate
翻译
恐吓, 威胁, 威吓
例句
He tries to intimidate his opponents.
他试图恐吓他的对手。
Don't let them intimidate you into silence.
不要让他们把你吓得不敢作声。
语法模式
((sb.)) 恐吓(某人) He tries to intimidate his opponents.
((sb.)) ((into -ing)) 胁迫(某人)做(某事) They intimidated him into signing the contract.
近义词
同义词: frighten, threaten, bully; 反义词: encourage, reassure
词源
源自拉丁语 'in-' (进入) + 'timidus' (胆怯的)。字面意思是“使胆怯”。
记忆技巧
可以拆解为 'in-' (进入) 和 'timid' (胆怯的)。记忆为“使某人进入胆怯的状态”。