mindmap root((恐吓)) intimidate implies an inducing of fear or a sense of inferiority in another: ~d by all the other bright young freshmen. cow implies a reduction to a state where the spirit is broken or all courage is lost: not at all ~ed by the odds against making it in （show business不是展览业，而是娱乐业演艺界show business is the entertainment industry of film, theatre, and television，缩写showbiz，如be in show business从事演艺工作，如he started his career in show business by playing the saxophone and singing他的演艺生涯是从吹奏萨克斯和唱歌开始的） bulldoze implies an intimidating or an overcoming of resistance usually by urgings, demands, or threats: ~d the city council into approving the plan. bully implies an intimidating through swaggering threats or insults: tourists being ~ied by taxi drivers. browbeat implies a cowing through arrogant, scornful, contemptuous, or insolent treatment: inmates were routinely ~en by the staff.