intimidates是什么意思？

intimidates

• n. 恐吓，威胁( intimidate的名词复数 )；
• v. 恐吓，威胁( intimidate的第三人称单数 )；

例句

• Her boss intimidates her. 她的老板吓唬她.
• Bob intimidates the witness into silence. 鲍勃威胁证人保持沉默.
• He intimidates the children by shouting at them. 他朝孩子们大声叫喊以吓唬他们.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  恫吓;恐吓;威胁
  If you intimidate someone, you deliberately make them frightened enough to do what you want them to do.
  例句
  Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul... 琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。 Attempts to intimidate people into voting for the governing party did not work. 胁迫人们为执政党投票的企图没有成功。