慑服 (shè fú) — to overawe, to intimidate into submission; to be scared into submission, to be cowed

Definition

Examples

• 他的强大气势慑服了所有人。
  Tā de qiáng dà qì shì shè fú le suǒ yǒu rén.
  His imposing aura overawed everyone.
• 在强大的压力下，敌人最终被慑服了。
  Zài qiáng dà de yā lì xià, dí rén zuì zhōng bèi shè fú le.
  Under strong pressure, the enemy was finally cowed.
• 这个政权的残酷手段慑服了人民。
  Zhè ge zhèng quán de cán kù shǒu duàn shè fú le rén mín.
  The brutal methods of this regime intimidated the people into submission.