“使恐吓”常见的英文表达可以是 intimidate into (后面常接动作,表示“使某人因恐吓而做某事” ) ,或者更直接表达“恐吓、威胁某人做某事”用 threaten sb. into doing sth. 。
They intimidated him into signing the unfair contract.(他们使恐吓他,让他签下了那份不公平的合同。 )
The gangsters threatened the old man into giving them all his savings.(歹徒们恐吓这位老人,让他交出了所有的积蓄。 )