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.胁迫；威胁；恐吓
词根记忆
- in(使) + timid(害怕) + ate→使人害怕→恐吓，威胁
- in(使…) + timid(害怕) + ate→使害怕→恐吓
- in + tim(害怕) + id + ate(使…)→使人害怕的→恐吓
同根派生
- intimidate
用法辨析
- intimidate的基本意思是“恐吓”“威胁”,即恐吓、威胁某人或恐吓、威胁某人使之做某事。
- intimidate是及物动词,可接名词或代词作宾语,接介词into时,表示恐吓某人使之做某事。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- The gang tried to intimidate the merchant.
犯罪团伙想恐吓这位商人。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
词组短语
- intimidate the bank manager 恐吓银行经理
- intimidate the merchant 恐吓这位商人
- intimidate a witness 恐吓证人
- intimidate ferociously 凶恶地恐吓
- intimidate formidably 令人生畏地恐吓
- intimidate the children by shouting 叫嚷着吓唬孩子
- intimidate the boy into giving the money 恐吓男孩把钱交出来
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
～+副词
～+介词
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