intimidate
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?n?t?m.?.de?t]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?n?t?m.?.de?t]
- 國際音標(biāo) [in'timideit]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt.脇迫；威脇；恐嚇
詞根記憶
- in(使) + timid(害怕) + ate→使人害怕→恐嚇，威脇
- in(使…) + timid(害怕) + ate→使害怕→恐嚇
- in + tim(害怕) + id + ate(使…)→使人害怕的→恐嚇
用法辨析
- intimidate的基本意思是“恐嚇”“威脇”,即恐嚇、威脇某人或恐嚇、威脇某人使之做某事。
- intimidate是及物動詞,可接名詞或代詞作賓語,接介詞into時,表示恐嚇某人使之做某事。
v. (動詞)
英漢例句
- The gang tried to intimidate the merchant.
犯罪團(tuán)夥想恐嚇這位商人。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.
詞組短語
- intimidate the bank manager 恐嚇銀行經(jīng)理
- intimidate the merchant 恐嚇這位商人
- intimidate a witness 恐嚇証人
- intimidate ferociously 兇惡地恐嚇
- intimidate formidably 令人生畏地恐嚇
- intimidate the children by shouting 叫嚷著嚇唬孩子
- intimidate the boy into giving the money 恐嚇男孩把錢交出來
用作動詞 (v.)
～+名詞
～+副詞
～+介詞
英英字典
- to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do
- If you intimidate someone, you deliberately make them frightened enough to do what you want them to do.
- intimidation