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

• Also remove what could be considered intimidating facts and details.
  还要去掉那些可能有点吓人的事实和细节。
• Some women might find this intimidating.
  有些女人会觉得这是一种威胁。
• He was a huge, intimidating figure.
  他是个身材高大、令人生畏的人。
• 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。
• It could be exhilarating, intimidating, sometimes even discouraging, but always challenging.
  哈佛的生活令人振奋，也令人生畏，有时甚至会让人感到泄气，但永远充满了挑战性。
• He had developed a fearsome reputation for intimidating people.
  他曾因恐吓他人而令人闻风丧胆。
• 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。
• I think that no matter how kind intimidating people is chilling.
  我想这不管是怎么样都挺让人心寒的。
• 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。
• 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。