intimidate

/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

Meanings

verb

恐吓，威胁。

To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence

Examples :

"The bully tried to intimidate the smaller children on the playground. "

那个恶霸试图恐吓操场上个头较小的孩子们。

Related Words

afraid adjective

/əˈfɹeɪd/

害怕，恐惧，畏惧

"He is afraid of death."

他很害怕死亡。

threats noun

/θɹɛts/

威胁，恐吓。

"The student received detention for making threats against his classmate. "

这个学生因为威胁他的同学而被留校察看。

violence noun

/ˈvaɪləns/

暴力，强暴

"The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."

幸运的是，这场暴风雨的强暴之处更多在于其惊人的气势，而不是其造成的破坏。

cause noun

/kɔːz/ /kɔz/

原因，起因.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

他们查明水管爆裂是这次洪水的起因。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

nervousness noun

/ˈnɜːrvəsnəs/ /ˈnɜːvɪsnəs/

紧张，不安

"His nervousness about the upcoming presentation was evident in his shaky voice. "

他对即将到来的演讲感到紧张不安，从他颤抖的声音中就能明显看出。

smaller adjective

/ˈsmɑlɚ/ /ˈsmɔːlə/ /ˈsmɔlɚ/

较小的，更小的，微小的。

"A small group."

一小群人。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

deter verb

/dɪˈtɜː(ɹ)/

阻止，制止，防止

"The heavy rain deterred many students from attending the school picnic. "

这场大雨阻止了很多学生参加学校的野餐。

playground noun

/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/

游乐场，操场

"The school's playground was a favorite spot for the children after their classes. "

学校的操场是孩子们下课后最喜欢去的地方。

bully noun

/ˈbʊli/

欺凌者，恃强凌弱者。

"A playground bully pushed a girl off the swing."

一个在操场上恃强凌弱的家伙把一个小女孩从秋千上推了下来。

timid adjective

/ˈtɪmɪd/

胆小，羞怯。

"The student was timid during the presentation, barely whispering his answers. "

这个学生在展示的时候很胆小，几乎是耳语般地说出答案。