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

• 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。
• She can be very intimidating when she's angry.
  她发怒时可能是非常吓人的。
• Listen, I know this place can be really intimidating.
  听着，我知道在这个位置上会有紧迫感。
• This looks intimidating, but it's really not bad at all.
  这看起来有点令人望而生畏，但确实一点都不难。
• She admits that her height is intimidating for some men.
  她承认自己的高个头会令有些男人却步。
• 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。
• The meeting was, to be honest, somewhat intimidating.
  诚实地讲，会议有点胁迫的感觉。
• Also remove what could be considered intimidating facts and details.
  还要去掉那些可能有点吓人的事实和细节。
• Although the text-mode tools just described get the job done, they can be intimidating.
  尽管之前介绍的文本模式工具可以完成这项工作，但是它们是令人生畏的。
• The company will not accept anyone who has a conviction for intimidating witnesses or information technology fraud.
  该公司不会接受那些犯有胁迫证人罪或信息科技欺诈罪的犯人。