1.Intimidate sb (into sth/into doing sth) 恐嚇；威脅

例句：They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.

他們被控脅迫選民投他們的票。

2.raise/up the ante 提高要求；增加金額

例句：Analysts say that if a counterbid emerges, the Melbourne-based mining giant has the firepower to raise the ante.

分析師說，如果出現其他競爭對手，那么這家墨爾本的礦業巨擘就必須加大賭注了。

3.Thwart sth/sb (in sth) 阻止；阻撓；對······構成阻力

例句：She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.

她控制這個政黨的企圖受阻了。

4.cook up 捏造；偽造；編造

例句：We fear we might fail and that fear leads us to cook up stories about why you can't have what you want.

我們擔心我們可能失敗，這種擔心使我們偽造了關于為什么我們得不到我們想要的故事。