intimidating

英 [ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ]

美 [ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ]

adj.  吓人的; 令人胆怯的
v.  恐吓; 威胁
intimidate的现在分词

现在分词：intimidating　

BNC.13747 / COCA.9429

牛津词典

adj.

• 吓人的；令人胆怯的
  frightening in a way which makes a person feel less confident
  1. an intimidating manner
     使人望而生畏的态度
  2. This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children.
     这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人惊恐的;骇人的;令人胆怯的
  If you describe someone or something asintimidating, you mean that they are frightening and make people lose confidence.
  1. He was a huge, intimidating figure.
     他是个身材高大、令人生畏的人。

英英释义

adj

• discouraging through fear
  Synonym:daunting

双语例句

• If you resign the rest of the board will have won by intimidating you. Curb your ego
  如果你辞职，董事会里剩下的那些人对你的胁迫就得逞了。克制自我意识
• This noisy, smokey and lethal weapon is so intimidating it causes morale damage as well as physical hurt.
  开枪的巨响、烟雾和致命的杀伤力，能对敌人士气和肉体造成双重打击。
• It was very violent and intimidating, because I'm not really a nasty guy, although I'm quite big but I'm a gentle giant.
  那是非常暴力和恐怖的经历，但是事实上我并不是一个真正的坏人，尽管我是一个大块头，但是我骨子里是一个性格温和的人。
• Investing your money can be intimidating if you do not understand what you are doing.
  如果你不懂自己在做什么，投资就可能成为危险的事情。
• Without her intimidating actions and wacky expressions, life will be dull and meaningless.
  没有了她那些小动作和搞怪表情，生活就会变得很黑白，没意义。
• We certainly weren't friends with our teachers-we found them very intimidating.
  我们当然和老师不是朋友，我们觉得他们太让人害怕了。
• She is also very beautiful, although not in a way that men find intimidating or women find off-putting;
  她也十分漂亮，她的那种漂亮不会使男人觉得咄咄逼人，或是使女人觉得倒胃口；
• It is a dignified choice that announces your presence, but can be intimidating if overused.
  选择它作为自己的代表色，威严又不失品位，但是如果运用过度，则可能让人生畏。
• It could be exhilarating, intimidating, sometimes even discouraging, but always challenging.
  哈佛的生活令人振奋，也令人生畏，有时甚至会让人感到泄气，但永远充满了挑战性。
• He can be quite intimidating when he wants to be.
  他可以很吓人当他想要做的时候。