intimidate

intimidate
verb
  1. 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.
    堡垒是为恫吓民族主义大众设置的。
    [as adj. intimidating]the intimidating defence barrister.
    咄咄逼人的被告辩护律师。
派生
intimidatingly
adverb
intimidation
noun
intimidator
noun
intimidatory
adjective
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin intimidat- 'made timid', from the verb intimidare (based on timidus 'timid')
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