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每日N词 | intimidate-恫吓,恐吓 | 20161023

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The younger boys would not have given up the playing field so quickly if the older boys hadn’t intimidated them.

若非那些较大男孩的胁迫,这些较小男孩们是不会放弃操场的。

intimidate [ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt]

【释义】You can see "timid" in the middle of intimidate, and to be timid is to be frightened or to pull back from something. When you intimidate, you frighten or make someone afraid. A pet rat might intimidate your sister's friends, keeping them out of your fort.

to  or  someone, usually in  to  them to do something that you  them to do

恫吓,恐吓

They were intimidated into  a   by the  of   .他们因为受到失去工作的威胁而被迫同意减薪。

每日N词 | defy-对抗,违抗;cower-退缩;畏缩 | 20161022

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