| 单词 | intimidating |
| 释义 | intimidating (once / 6716 pages) adj Someone or something that causes fear is intimidating. Bullies are intimidating. Anyone or anything that is fearsome, daunting, or terrifying could be called intimidating. Looking at a huge list of vocabulary words is intimidating. Any difficult job can be intimidating. Lots of people find public speaking intimidating. Climbing into the mouth of a volcano and trying to take a photograph for National Geographic would be extremely intimidating, because you could die, and if you don't, what if your pictures aren't that good? WORD FAMILYintimidating: intimidatingly+/intimidate: intimidated, intimidates, intimidating, intimidation/intimidated: unintimidated/intimidation: intimidations USAGE EXAMPLESWhat a wonderful sight, if a little intimidating. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) “On the surface, David was intimidating and hard,” says photographer David Guttenfelder, who started his career in Africa alongside Gilkey. Time(Dec 30, 2016) For the local contingent, matchups with Northeastern schools represent both an intimidating challenge and a welcome break from routine. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) adj discouraging through fear Syn daunting discouraging depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action |
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