恫嚇某人使之做某事 frighten sb in order to make him do sth
intimidate sb into sth/v-ing
The criminal intimidated the witness into silence.
犯罪分子恐嚇目擊證人保持緘默。
The salesman intimidated the old lady into signing the paper by threatening to take away the goods.
那個推銷員以拿走貨物來要挾那個老太太要她在票據(jù)上簽字。
They tried to intimidate him into doing what they wanted.
他們試圖脅迫他,讓他按他們的要求去做。
The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police.
竊賊把那個男孩嚇得不敢報警。
They were intimidated into giving him the money.
他們被嚇得把錢交給了他。