Something intimidating makes you feel worried and not confident. A person can be intimidating — a tall coach, a very clever classmate, a boss who never smiles. A place or a task can be intimidating too: a huge stage, a hard exam, a long book.

Something intimidating令人畏懼的東西 makes you feel會讓你覺得 worried and not confident擔心又沒自信。A person人 can be intimidating也可以讓人有這種感覺 — a tall coach高大的教練、a very clever classmate很聰明的同學、a boss who never smiles一個從不笑的老闆。A place or a task地方或任務 can be intimidating too也可以讓人畏懼：a huge stage大舞台、a hard exam難考試、a long book厚厚的一本書。

The word describes the thing that gives you that shrinking feeling; it does not describe the feeling itself. It is common in everyday English, a little stronger than “scary” and a little more about confidence than about danger.

The word這個字 describes形容的是 the thing that gives you that shrinking feeling讓你有那種畏縮感覺的東西；it does not describe不是在形容 the feeling itself那種感覺本身。It is common這個字很常見 in everyday English在日常英文裡，a little stronger than "scary"比scary稍微強一點 and a little more about confidence而且比較偏向自信問題 than about danger而不是危險問題。

Though actually, people also use it with a half-smile: “That cake looks intimidating” just means it looks like a lot, not that anyone is afraid. If you say you are intimidating, you are saying other people find you hard to approach.

Though actually不過其實，people也 use it with a half-smile會半開玩笑地用它："That cake looks intimidating."這蛋糕看起來好嚇人 just means只是說 it looks like a lot看起來份量很多，not that anyone is afraid不是說有人真的害怕。If you say如果你說 you are intimidating你自己很intimidating，you are saying你其實是在說 other people find you hard to approach別人覺得你不好親近。