intimidate
翻譯
恐嚇, 威脅, 威嚇
例句
He tries to intimidate his opponents.
他試圖恐嚇他的對手。
Don't let them intimidate you into silence.
不要讓他們把你嚇得不敢作聲。
文法模式
((sb.)) 恐嚇(某人) He tries to intimidate his opponents.
((sb.)) ((into -ing)) 脅迫(某人)做(某事) They intimidated him into signing the contract.
近義詞
同義詞: frighten, threaten, bully; 反義詞: encourage, reassure
詞源
源自拉丁語 'in-' (進入) + 'timidus' (膽怯的)。字面意思是「使膽怯」。
記憶技巧
可以拆解為 'in-' (進入) 和 'timid' (膽怯的)。記憶為「使某人進入膽怯的狀態」。