threaten

[美]/ˈθretn/
[英]/ˈθretn/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. 威胁;恐吓;预示
vi. 威胁;可能来临
词形变化
过去式threatened
第三人称单数threatens
过去分词threatened
现在分词threatening

短语搭配

threatening behavior

威胁性行为

例句

threaten him with death

用死威胁他

threaten to do sth.

威胁要做某事

The clouds threaten rain.

云预示有雨。

the project was threatened with cancellation by the government.

该方案面临被政府撤销的威胁。

the affair threatened to be a cesspit of scandal.

这件事有成为一场污七八糟大丑闻的危险。

the men threatened staff with a handgun.

那些人用手枪恫吓员工。

They threatened to baton him to death.

他们声言要揍死他。

The black clouds threaten a storm.

乌云预示暴风雨的来临。

They threatened me with violence.

他们用暴力威胁我。

The whole country is threatened with starvation.

整个国家都受到饥饿的威胁。

had to be bludgeoned into fulfilling his responsibilities. See also Synonyms at threaten

被迫恫吓以完成他的责任 参见同义词 threaten

a policy that threatens to destabilize the economy; a new weapon that threatens to destabilize nuclear deterrence.

影响经济稳定的政策;能与核武器相抗衡的新武器

A gang of scamps threatened us.

一帮流氓恐吓我们。

He was well-known for his violent and threatening behaviour.

他因暴力和威胁行为而有恶名声。

you threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through.

你威胁也好,咆哮也好,但就是不能得逞。

Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.

英国威胁中止外交关系。

the bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage.

银行威胁要取消他的回赎抵押权。

threatening to tear it off its hinges.

威胁要把它从铰链上拉下来。

原声例句

Some cultural heritage has been threatened.

许多文化遗产正在遭受着威胁。

来源: 50 Sample Essays for English Major Level 8 Exam Memorization

Artificial intelligence could also threaten existing jobs.

人工智能还会威胁到现在的工作。

来源: VOA Daily Standard May 2018 Collection

11. What did the woman threaten to do?

11.这位女士威胁说要干什么?

来源: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Did you find GPS threatening to your masculinity?

你觉得发现 GPS 威胁到你的男子气概了吗?

来源: Focus on the Oscars

Fifth days struck him as peculiarly threatening.

第五天让他觉得特别有威胁。

来源: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

Low repayment rates threaten to undo this.

低还款率迫使情况发生改变。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

So, Neil, imagine something is physically threatening you.

尼尔,想象一下有什么东西在威胁你。

来源: Learn English by following hot topics.

Rising sea levels do not just threaten Tuvalu.

海平面上升不仅威胁图瓦卢。

来源: Global Slow English

So many factors threatened to sweep the economy.

如今有很多因素威胁着经济。

来源: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

" Xaro Xhoan Daxos does not threaten. He promises" .

" 札罗·赞旺·达梭斯不是在威胁,他说到做到。"

来源: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

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