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

• 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；
• They kidnapping these lovers or ex lovers, and intimidating them with all kinds of threats.
  他们绑架自己的爱人或者前爱人，用各种手段恐吓她们。
• Right now, there is little sign those investors are being "intimidating".
  目前几乎没有迹象表明，这些投资者的言行产生了“威吓”效果。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you are interested in learning Chinese, it can be intimidating and challenging.
  如果你对学汉语感兴趣，那么它将是充满压力和挑战的。
• The meeting was, to be honest, somewhat intimidating.
  诚实地讲，会议有点胁迫的感觉。
• He had developed a fearsome reputation for intimidating people.
  他曾因恐吓他人而令人闻风丧胆。