- 1恐嚇；使膽怯
To make someone feel scared or less confident, often on purpose, by using your size, your voice, your anger, or your power over them. People can intimidate others without touching them — a hard stare, a loud voice, or just being bigger and more powerful can be enough.
core核心畫面
組成in- + timid (easily scared) + -ate (turns it into a verb) — literally "to make timid."
同家族的字
- timidshares the same root, meaning "easily scared"
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
intimidateverb/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
- 1
To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
- He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.
- His father tried to intimidate his son into staying, threatening him with banishment and a possible beating.
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