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

• She can be very intimidating when she's angry.
  她发怒时可能是非常吓人的。
• He can be quite intimidating when he wants to be.
  他可以很吓人当他想要做的时候。
• Sometimes he just walks by as if you're not even there and it can be quite intimidating.
  有时候他会当你是空气一样的从你身边走过去，很吓人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The meeting was, to be honest, somewhat intimidating.
  诚实地讲，会议有点胁迫的感觉。
• 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。