frightening in a way that makes a person feel less confident 吓人的;令人胆怯的 an intimidating manner 使人望而生畏的态度 - intimidating for/to somebody
This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。 The atmosphere was less intimidating than I had imagined. 气氛没有我想象的那么吓人。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIntimidating is used with these nouns:- presence