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单词 intimidating
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intimidating

An intimidating squad of fearless men whose job it is to maintain the moral rectitude of the country by sniffing out depravity at source.He was much taller than she was, and the bulk of him was a little intimidating.

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intimidating

British English: intimidating ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone or something as intimidating, you mean that they are frightening.
He was a huge, intimidating figure.
  • American English: intimidating
  • Brazilian Portuguese: intimidante
  • Chinese: 令人惊恐的
  • European Spanish: intimidante
  • French: intimidant
  • German: einschüchternd
  • Italian: che intimidisce
  • Japanese: 怖い
  • Korean: 겁을 주는
  • European Portuguese: intimidante
  • Latin American Spanish: intimidante

Chinese translation of 'intimidating'

intimidating

(ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ)

adj

  1. [atmosphere, place, experience] 恐怖的 (kǒngbù de)
  2. [person] 可怕的 (kěpà de)
Seeintimidated
(adjective) 
He was a huge, intimidating figure.
Synonyms
frightening
The latest crime statistics are frightening.
alarming
The disease has spread at an alarming rate.
terrifying
one of the most terrifying diseases known to man
menacing
His bushy eyebrows gave his face a menacing look.
dismaying
scary (informal)
I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry.
daunting
Occasionally I find the prospect daunting.
fearsome
a fearsome array of weapons
unnerving
spooky (informal)
The whole place had a slightly spooky atmosphere.
hair-raising
hair-raising rides at funfairs
baleful
He had a baleful look.
bloodcurdling

Additional synonyms

in the sense of alarming
The disease has spread at an alarming rate.
Synonyms
frightening,
shocking,
scaring,
disturbing,
distressing,
terrifying,
appalling,
startling,
dreadful,
horrifying,
menacing,
intimidating,
dismaying,
scary (informal),
fearful,
daunting,
fearsome,
unnerving,
hair-raising,
bloodcurdling
in the sense of baleful
Definition
harmful, menacing, or vindictive
He had a baleful look.
Synonyms
menacing,
threatening,
dangerous,
frightening,
evil,
deadly,
forbidding,
intimidating,
harmful,
sinister,
ominous,
malignant,
hurtful,
vindictive,
pernicious (formal),
malevolent,
noxious,
venomous,
ruinous,
intimidatory,
minatory,
maleficent,
bodeful,
louring or lowering,
minacious
in the sense of daunting
Definition
intimidating or worrying
Occasionally I find the prospect daunting.
Synonyms
intimidating,
alarming,
frightening,
discouraging,
awesome,
unnerving,
disconcerting,
demoralizing,
off-putting (British, informal),
disheartening

Synonyms of 'intimidating'

intimidating

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of fearsome
Definition
terrible or frightening
a fearsome array of weapons
Synonyms
formidable,
alarming,
frightening,
awful (obsolete),
terrifying,
appalling,
horrifying,
menacing,
dismaying,
awesome,
daunting,
horrendous,
unnerving,
hair-raising,
awe-inspiring,
baleful,
hellacious (US, slang)
in the sense of hair-raising
Definition
very frightening or exciting
hair-raising rides at funfairs
Synonyms
frightening,
shocking,
alarming,
thrilling,
exciting,
terrifying,
startling,
horrifying,
scary (informal),
breathtaking,
creepy (informal),
petrifying,
spine-chilling,
bloodcurdling
in the sense of menacing
His bushy eyebrows gave his face a menacing look.
Synonyms
threatening,
dangerous,
alarming,
frightening,
forbidding,
looming,
intimidating,
ominous,
baleful,
intimidatory,
minatory,
bodeful,
louring or lowering,
minacious
in the sense of scary
Definition
quite frightening
I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry.
Synonyms
frightening,
alarming,
terrifying,
shocking,
chilling,
horrifying,
intimidating,
horrendous,
hairy (slang),
unnerving,
spooky (informal),
creepy (informal),
hair-raising,
spine-chilling,
bloodcurdling
in the sense of spooky
The whole place had a slightly spooky atmosphere.
Synonyms
eerie,
frightening,
chilling,
ghostly,
weird,
mysterious,
scary (informal),
unearthly,
supernatural,
uncanny,
creepy (informal),
spine-chilling
in the sense of terrifying
one of the most terrifying diseases known to man
Synonyms
frightening,
scary (informal),
alarming,
appalling,
dreadful,
menacing,
intimidating,
fearful (informal),
daunting,
fearsome,
unnerving,
hair-raising,
baleful
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