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

• 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。
• He had developed a fearsome reputation for intimidating people.
  他曾因恐吓他人而令人闻风丧胆。
• 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。
• He was a huge, intimidating figure.
  他是个身材高大、令人生畏的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This noisy, smokey and lethal weapon is so intimidating it causes morale damage as well as physical hurt.
  开枪的巨响、烟雾和致命的杀伤力，能对敌人士气和肉体造成双重打击。
• 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。