英:[ɪnˌtɪmɪ'deɪʃn]
美:[ɪntɪməˈdeʃən]
英:[ɪnˌtɪmɪ'deɪʃn]
美:[ɪntɪməˈdeʃən]
in·tim·i·da·tion
ihn tih mih deI shn
词根:intimidate
adj.intimidating 吓人的
intimidated 害怕的;受到恐吓的
v.intimidated 威胁,恐吓(intimidate的过去式)
vt.intimidate 恐吓,威胁;胁迫
Noun
1. the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
2. the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
3. the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
4. a communication that makes you afraid to try something
1650年代,动作名词,源自 intimidate; 可能是以法语 intimidation(16世纪)为模板。
恐吓罪
Medieval Latin intimidatus, past participle of intimidare, from Latin in- + timidus timid
The first known use of intimidate was in 1646
intolerableadjective
not tolerable : unbearable
intolerable pain
intopreposition
—used to indicate entry, introduction, or inclusionenter into an agreement
came into the room
to the state, condition, or form of divide into four parts
got into trouble
to the occupation, action, or possession of
go into farming
against sense 4
ran into a wall
involved with or interested in
was never into abstract art
intimidateverb
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
intimidateverb
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
1 But they definitely understood mass intimidation as a tool of social control, and they sanctified their own terrorist tendencies by projecting the same tendencies onto God himself.
2 But evidence does exist of a distinct pattern of intimidation and harassment of workers by company-hired gunmen, local law enforcement, and National Guard troops—with little or no redress for the victims.
3 Equally unrepentant, Ms. Bonifassi railed against the violent “intimidation” that had greeted the production.
4 Later that month, a group of artists with the Flea posted a letter on social media condemning the theater for, among other things, creating a culture of “intimidation and fear.”
5 The stalling, the refusals, the fear, the anxiety and the intimidation: It’s all normal.
6 Twenty-five of the world’s leading art dealers and three major auction houses launched Master Paintings Week last year in London, hoping to take the intimidation factor out of classical art.
7 There are obnoxious bully bosses who rule by intimidation, insist on getting their way and fly off the handle easily.
有的令人厌恶的老板用恐吓来管理,坚持自己的方式,容易失控。
8 Cardi B and her associates engaged in a “pattern of intimidation and harassment” against her when they threatened physical violence against her, the court filing says.
9 You shouldn't allow his reputation to intimidate you.
10 On Friday, a representative said: “If defending himself against terrible accusations is considered intimidation then there would be no justice.”
11 “There is definitely, like, an intimidation factor,” Geiger said.
12 Her father told her stories of how the recently emancipated black people were essentially re-enslaved by former Confederate officers and soldiers, who used violence, intimidation, lynching, and peonage to keep African Americans subordinate and marginalized.
13 The sprawling harassment campaign known as GamerGate, which targeted female gamers on social media, is an example of the intimidation that has now seemed to spill over into all walks of American life.
14 “I think these apps are great for the industry because it takes the intimidation factor out for people,” said Jenn Falik, a beauty expert and television personality in New York.
15 But she would like you to feel some sympathy for victims struggling to overcome considerable intimidation.
16 Where other horses relied solely on speed to win, Seabiscuit used intimidation.
17 Labour contracts concluded by resorting to such measures as cheating and intimidation.
(二)取欺诈、胁等手段订立的劳动合同.
18 These see growing Chinese intimidation over the claims.
它们看到了日渐强大的中国咄咄逼人的领土主张。
19 And how she was arrested twice — a retaliation and an intimidation tactic by Duterte — for critical reporting.
20 “The victim’s name is not relevant to determining the facts of the case. Removing the protection serves only to open this survivor to intimidation and harassment and make the system less accessible.”
1 恐吓
threatening menacing menacingly threat terrorization threaten racketeer cow bully intimidate frighten menace bulldoze daunt ship up intimidatory harass terrorize blustering denunciatory strike thunder denunciation bravado bluff denounce bluster concuss affright outface gally mau-mau thunderbolt