intimidate

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四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

英文释义

v. make timid or fearful
v. to compel or deter by or as if by threats

中文翻译

vt. 威胁, 恐吓
[法] 恐吓, 威胁, 使恐惧

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记忆技巧

intimidate 由前缀 in-(表示“进入”)和词根 timid(表示“害怕的”)构成,意思是“使某人感到害怕”。

例句

1. The teacher did not want to intimidate the students with difficult questions.

老师不想用难题来威胁学生。

2. He tried to intimidate his opponents by shouting loudly.

他试图通过大声喊叫来威吓对手。

3. Some people feel intimidated when speaking in public.

有些人在公众场合发言时感到害怕。

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