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intimidate

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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

    v. (动词)

  • 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。

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

    用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • The gang tried to intimidate the merchant.
    犯罪团伙想恐吓这位商人。

词组短语

    用作动词 (v.)

    ～+名词

  • 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

    • ～+副词

  • intimidate ferociously 凶恶地恐吓
  • intimidate formidably 令人生畏地恐吓

    • ～+介词

  • 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

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you intimidate someone, you deliberately make them frightened enough to do what you want them to do.
  • intimidation