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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Some women might find this intimidating.
  有些女人会觉得这是一种威胁。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• All this extra work is rather intimidating.
  所有这些额外的工作相当吓人。