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(guó)際音標(biāo) [in'timideit]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt.脅迫;威脅;恐嚇
詞根記憶
- in(使) + timid(害怕) + ate→使人害怕→恐嚇,威脅
- 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”“威脅”,即恐嚇、威脅某人或恐嚇、威脅某人使之做某事。
- intimidate是及物動(dòng)詞,可接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ),接介詞into時(shí),表示恐嚇某人使之做某事。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- The gang tried to intimidate the merchant.
犯罪團(tuán)伙想恐嚇這位商人。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+~+ n./pron.
詞組短語(yǔ)
- intimidate the bank manager 恐嚇銀行經(jīng)理
- intimidate the merchant 恐嚇這位商人
- intimidate a witness 恐嚇證人
- 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(lái)
用作動(dòng)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