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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。