Definition
v
to overaweto intimidate into submissionto be scared into submissionto be cowed
Examples
- 慑服。Tā de qiángdà qìshì shè fú le suǒyǒu rén.His imposing aura overawed everyone.
- ，慑服。Zài qiángdà de yālì xià, dírén zuìzhōng bèi shè fú le.Under strong pressure, the enemy was finally cowed.
- 慑服。Zhège zhèngquán de cánkù shǒuduàn shè fú le rénmín.The brutal methods of this regime intimidated the people into submission.
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