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 was very violent and intimidating, because I'm not really a nasty guy, although I'm quite big but I'm a gentle giant.
  那是非常暴力和恐怖的经历，但是事实上我并不是一个真正的坏人，尽管我是一个大块头，但是我骨子里是一个性格温和的人。
• He was a huge, intimidating figure.
  他是个身材高大、令人生畏的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you are interested in learning Chinese, it can be intimidating and challenging.
  如果你对学汉语感兴趣，那么它将是充满压力和挑战的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The meeting was, to be honest, somewhat intimidating.
  诚实地讲，会议有点胁迫的感觉。