intimidate
/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/verb
- frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants（为使别人服从）恫吓, 威吓, 恐吓, 威胁（他人）：
the forts are designed to intimidate the nationalist population
那些城堡目的是为了恫吓民族主义民众
as adj. intimidating the intimidating defence barrister.咄咄逼人的被告辩护律师。
派生词
intimidatingly
adverbintimidation
nounintimidator
nounintimidatory
adjective词源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin intimidat- 'made timid'， from the verb intimidare （based on timidus 'timid'）.