intimidation

英 [ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən]

美 [ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən]

n.  恫吓，威胁

复数：intimidations　

TOEFL法律

BNC.11881 / COCA.9693

柯林斯词典

• VERB 恫吓;恐吓;威胁
  If youintimidatesomeone, you deliberately make them frightened enough to do what you want them to do.
  1. Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul...
     琼斯开始恐吓并控制保罗。
  2. Attempts to intimidate people into voting for the governing party did not work.
     胁迫人们为执政党投票的企图没有成功。

英英释义

noun

• the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
  Synonym:bullying
• a communication that makes you afraid to try something
  Synonym:determentdeterrence
• the feeling of being intimidated
• the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

双语例句

• If you lead through intimidation, then that's not leadership, or if you lead through fear.
  如果你通过恐吓来领导，那这就不是领导力，或者通过引起他人恐惧也不算。
• They also were subjected to violence and intimidation and denied equal protection by the courts.
  更糟糕的是，他们时常遭到暴力恐吓，法庭却拒绝给予他们同等的保护。
• I refuse to give in to intimidation.
  我拒绝向威胁屈服。
• The hitch lies with an anticipated large number of complaints, including ballot stuffing and voter intimidation.
  造成推迟的原因是选后出现了大量投诉，这是预料之中的。这些投诉包括向投票箱填塞选票和恫吓选民等。
• Threatening others 'safety or disturbing others' normal lives by writing letters of intimidation or by other methods;
  （五）写恐吓信或者用其他方法威胁他人安全或者干扰他人正常生活的；
• These heavy-handed intimidation and harassment tactics are completely unacceptable and are a tarnish to your government's reputation.
  这种严厉的恐吓和骚扰战术是完全不能接受的，并损害了你的政府的声誉。
• All sides must refrain from any violence, intimidation or provocative actions.
  各方都必须避免任何暴力、恐吓或挑衅行为。
• The police investigation into the murder has been hampered by the intimidation of key witnesses.
  因几名主要证人受到恐吓，警察对谋杀案的调查受到阻碍。
• The argument raged on and on; the intimidation was obviously carefully planned.
  争论激烈地进行下去；恫吓显然是经过精心策划的。
• They experience humiliation, intimidation and hints that they should quit.
  他们会遭遇侮辱、恐吓以及他们应当辞职的暗示。