intimidate
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt]
- 美式音标 [ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt]
- 国际音标 [in'timideit]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.脇迫;威脇;恐嚇
词根记忆
- 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)
英汉例句
- The gang tried to intimidate the merchant.
犯罪團夥想恐嚇這位商人。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.
词组短语
- intimidate the bank manager 恐嚇銀行經理
- 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