intimidating

中英词典：intimidating

形容词

1. 令人害怕的；威胁的：

形容某人或某事物具有威胁性，使人感到害怕或不安。

• He has an intimidating presence that makes people nervous.（他有一种令人感到紧张的威慑力。）
• The crowd's intimidating behavior made her feel uneasy.（人群令人生畏的行为让她感到不安。）

2. 令人生畏的；吓人的：

形容某人或某物给人留下强烈的吓人印象。

• The team's intimidating performance left their opponents in awe.（该队的令人生畏的表现让对手畏惧。）
• The storm's intimidating power was evident in the destruction it caused.（风暴的可怕威力在它造成的破坏中显而易见。）

名词

1. 威胁；恐吓：

指以威胁或恐吓的方式来控制或影响他人。

• He used intimidation to get what he wanted.（他使用恐吓手段来得到他想要的东西。）
• The witness felt intimidated by the aggressive questioning.（这位证人对激烈的质询感到害怕。）

2. 令人生畏的事物或人：

指给人留下强烈吓人印象的事物或人。

• The dog's barking and growling were an intimidating to anyone who approached.（狗的吠叫和咆哮对任何接近的人来说都是一种恐吓。）
• The dark alleyway was an intimidating to walk through alone at night.（黑暗的小巷是一个让人不敢独自在夜晚走过的地方。）

词语辨析

intimidating与frightening、scary、terrifying等词语都有“令人害怕的”之意，但intimidating强调给人以威胁感，使人感到不安或不自在，而frightening、scary、terrifying则更侧重于引起恐惧感。

词汇扩充

1. intimidate（动词）：威胁，恐吓

2. intimidation（名词）：恐吓，威胁

近义词

daunting, threatening, formidable, alarming, scary

反义词

reassuring, encouraging, inviting, friendly

柯林斯词典

intimidating (adj.): If you describe someone or something as intimidating, you mean that they are frightening and make people lose confidence.

例句：She is an intimidating woman.（她是个令人生畏的女人。）

牛津词典

intimidating (adj.): Frightening or threatening.

例句：He had an intimidating stare.（他有种令人害怕的凝视。）

用法

1. 形容词intimidating可用来形容人、事物或行为。

2. 名词intimidation可用来指使用威胁或恐吓手段的行为。

例句

1. Walking alone in the dark alley was intimidating.（独自在黑暗的小巷里行走是令人生畏的。）
2. His intimidating presence made the other students nervous.（他令人生畏的存在让其他学生感到紧张。）
3. The intimidating crowd made it difficult for her to speak in public.（令人畏惧的人群让她难以在公众面前发言。）
4. The boss's intimidating behavior created a hostile work environment.（老板令人生畏的行为导致了一种敌对的工作环境。）
5. She found the job interview to be intimidating, but she managed to stay calm.（她觉得面试令人生畏，但她设法保持冷静。）
6. The intimidating mountain peak challenged even the most experienced climbers.（令人生畏的山峰考验着即使是最有经验的登山者。）
7. He used intimidation to control his subordinates.（他使用恐吓手段来控制下属。）
8. The intimidating message was meant to discourage anyone from speaking out.（这个恐吓的信息意在阻止任何人说出来。）
9. Her intimidating reputation preceded her, making others afraid to approach her.（她令人生畏的名声先于她，让别人害怕接近她。）
10. The intimidating storm clouds signaled the approaching danger.（令人生畏的暴风云预示着逼近的危险。）
11. His intimidating presence commanded respect from those around him.（他令人畏惧的存在赢得了周围人的尊重。）
12. The intimidating opponent made her doubt her abilities.（令人生畏的对手让她对自己的能力产生了怀疑。）
13. She felt intimidated by the intimidating atmosphere of the high-pressure job.（她对这种高压工作的令人生畏的氛围感到害怕。）
14. The intimidating teacher demanded perfection from his students.（令人生畏的教师要求学生完美。）
15. The intimidating glare from the security guard made visitors think twice before misbehaving.（保安令人生畏的眼神让游客在做错事之前三思而后行。）
16. She used intimidation tactics to gain power and control over others.（她使用恐吓战术来获得对他人的权力和控制。）
17. The intimidating artwork in the gallery left a lasting impression on the viewers.（画廊里令人生畏的艺术作品给观众留下了深刻的印象。）
18. His intimidating height and muscular build made him an imposing figure.（他令人生畏的身高和肌肉结实的身材使他成为一个令人敬畏的人物。）
19. The intimidating deadline pushed them to work harder and faster.（令人畏惧的截止日期促使他们更加努力和迅速地工作。）
20. The intimidating task seemed impossible at first, but with determination, they were able to overcome it.（起初，这个令人生畏的任务似乎不可能完成，但凭借决心，他们成功克服了困难。）