| 词汇 | intimidation |
| 释义 | intimidation noun[ U ] uk /ɪnˌtɪm.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ us /ɪnˌtɪm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ the action of frightening or threatening someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do: 恫吓，恐吓 The campaign of violence and intimidation against them intensifies daily.针对他们的暴力和恐吓活动每天都在加剧。 As the election approaches, it will be difficult to prevent voter intimidation and fraud.随着选举临近，恐吓选民和欺诈行为将难以避免。 intimidation tactics恐吓战术 See intimidate Reporters are pressured by political groups, and threats and intimidation have become part of the job. There were widespread reports of intimidation of witnesses and court officers in the weeks leading up to the trial. This attempt at intimidation only made me more determined. Dangers and threats balefully baneful banefully black spot hang hang over something hazard hazardous hazardously on/under pain of deathidiom or elseidiom parlous parlously peril someone's bark is worse than his/her biteidiom tombstoning treacherously triple threat ultra-hazardous venturesome Examples of intimidationintimidation The most vulnerable workers, those not associated with unions, were also those most subject to intimidation to encourage them to contract out. Even the comparatively sociable are reluctant to use hostels and day centres for homeless people, through fear of violence, intimidation and disturbance from younger clients. This interpretation is reinforced by the intimidation to which the police are subjected by politicians and intelligence organisations. For example, facing boycott and intimidation, hoteliers refused the preachers rooms. It influences the intimidation to which he and his officers are subject, the length of his tenure, and the manner of his retirement or dismissal. The largescale fraud, corruption and practices of intimidation which accompany this manoeuvring are contrary to the legal code of public conduct. In addition, smaller communities had tended to provide safeguards against the outright sale of votes or the intimidation of voters. Reports of money, intimidation and dirty tricks were the norm. Across the cases, state intervention in associational life has taken a variety of forms, including reorganization, leadership appointment, banishment, and intimidation. In either case, it is linked directly to the use of physical force and intimidation at levels not normally used by the state. Fear and intimidation are the hallmarks of authoritarian regimes. There could be substantial fraud and intimidation at a polling place that might not appear to bias substantially the aggregate returns from the parish. To make voluntary choices, patients need to be free from intimidation, coercion, or manipulation. They also illustrate the willingness of ordinary police to resist political intimidation as the following anecdote shows. Even defendants who were ultimately acquitted had to pass through ordeals of legal intimidation that often left mental and financial scars. See all examples of intimidation These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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