in·tim·i·date
verb/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they intimidate | /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ |
| he / she / it intimidates | /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪts/ /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪts/ |
| past simple intimidated | /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle intimidated | /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form intimidating | /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ/ |
- intimidate somebody (into something/into doing something) to frighten or threaten somebody so that they will do what you want
恐吓；威胁 - They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.
他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。 - She refused to be intimidated by their threats.
她没有被他们的威胁吓倒。
Extra Examples- He was not a man to be easily intimidated.
他不是一个能被轻易吓倒的人。 - She did not feel intimidated by him.
她并未觉得受到了他的威胁。 - The police had tried to intimidate him into signing a confession.
警方曾试图胁迫他签署认罪书。 - Buildings were set on fire in an attempt to intimidate our members.
为了恐吓我们的成员，人们放火烧毁了建筑物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- physically
- psychologically
- try to
- into
- an attempt to intimidate somebody
- an effort to intimidate somebody
- be easily intimidated
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin intimidat- ‘made timid’, from the verb intimidare (based on timidus ‘timid’). - They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.