scare tactic

美 [sker ˈtæktɪk]英 [skeə(r) ˈtæktɪk]

scare tactic

1

They used this kind of scare tactic when I was growing up .

在我小的时候，他们用过这种吓唬人的办法。
2

Immediately I felt that this was not good news , that this was not just a mere interrogation or scare tactic .

我马上感到这不是个好消息，这不仅仅是审讯或者恐吓的手段。
3

Li Hao , 34 , is also accused of killing two of his victims and burying them in the room as a scare tactic .

现年34岁的李浩同时还被控杀害两名受害者并将其埋于该地下室，其原因竟是为“杀一儆百”。
4

Then , worried that Republicans would try to turn the surplus into tax cuts , Mr Clinton used the scare tactic of telling the nation to save Social Security first .

然后，由于担心共和党会试图将预算盈余转变成减税，克林顿利用了恐吓战术，他告诉国人首先要保全社会保障体系。