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

• It can be clever and flirtatious, or sexist and intimidating.
  它可能是机巧的、轻浮的，也可能是大男子主义的、恐吓的。
• It is a dignified choice that announces your presence, but can be intimidating if overused.
  选择它作为自己的代表色，威严又不失品位，但是如果运用过度，则可能让人生畏。
• 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。
• 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。
• This offers great performance, but it can be somewhat intimidating to write a visitor class to get valid, useful results.
  这提供了很好的性能，但是它也可能会对编写一个访问者类以获得有效地和有用的结果造成威胁。
• He had developed a fearsome reputation for intimidating people.
  他曾因恐吓他人而令人闻风丧胆。
• All this extra work is rather intimidating.
  所有这些额外的工作相当吓人。
• 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。
• Some women might find this intimidating.
  有些女人会觉得这是一种威胁。
• 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。