vt. & vi.恐吓，威胁 frighten, especially by making threats

　～ the bank manager　恐吓银行经理
　～ the merchant　恐吓这位商人
　～ a witness　恐吓证人
　～ ferociously　凶恶地恐吓
　～ formidably　令人生畏地恐吓
　～ the children by shouting　叫嚷着吓唬孩子
　～ the boy into giving the money　恐吓男孩把钱交出来
　～ sb into submission　胁迫某人屈服
　～ sb with threats　以恐吓威胁某人

　The gang tried to intimidate the merchant.　犯罪团伙想恐吓这位商人。
　The robber tried to intimidate the bank manager.　抢劫犯企图威吓银行经理。
　The child was intimidated by the fury of the storm.　这孩子被狂怒的风暴吓住了。

 ♣ intimidate into　(v.+prep.)
　恫吓某人使之做某事　frighten sb in order to make him do sth
　The criminal intimidated the witness into silence.　犯罪分子恐吓目击证人保持缄默。
　The salesman intimidated the old lady into signing the paper by threatening to take away the goods.　那个推销员以拿走货物来要挟那个老太太要她在票据上签字。
　They tried to intimidate him into doing what they wanted.　他们试图胁迫他，让他按他们的要求去做。
　The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police.　窃贼把那个男孩吓得不敢报警。
　They were intimidated into giving him the money.　他们被吓得把钱交给了他。

 ♣ intimidate, bulldoze, bully
　这组词都有“威逼”的意思。它们的区别是：intimidate是指显示武力或提出要使用武力的恐吓方式使对方感到恐惧而随后表示屈服；bulldoze是指用威胁或恐吓来压服对方的反抗；bully是指盛气凌人地欺负弱者。