threaten
- v.威胁;危及;恐吓;对…构成威胁;扬言要;有…危险;预示凶兆
过去式： threatened 现在分词： threatening 过去分词： threatened 第三人称单数： threatens
threat n.威胁 + -en 动词后缀
threatenverb
扬言要；威胁；恐吓
to say that you will cause trouble, hurt sb, etc. if you do not get what you want
They broke my windows and threatened me.
他们砸碎我的窗子并威胁我。
The attacker threatened them with a gun.
袭击者用枪威胁他们。
He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work.
他受到警告，如果继续上班迟到，就被辞退。
The threatened strike has been called off.
扬言要进行的罢工被取消了。
The hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met.
劫机者要挟说，如果他们的要求得不到满足，他们每过一小时就杀死一名乘客。
预示凶兆；有…危险
to seem likely to happen or cause sth unpleasant
A storm was threatening.
暴风雨即将来临。
This dispute threatens to split the party.
这一分歧可能会造成党的分裂。
The clouds threatened rain.
乌云密布预示大雨将至。
危及；对…构成威胁
to be a danger to sth
Pollution is threatening marine life.
污染正危及海洋生物。
threaten
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VERB 威胁;恐吓
If a person threatens to do something unpleasant to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want.He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town...
他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。
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VERB 危害到;威胁到
If something or someone threatens a person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing.The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers...
新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的饭碗。
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VERB (坏事)可能发生，将要发生
If something unpleasant threatens to happen, it seems likely to happen.The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war...
这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争。
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See also:threatened;threatening
verb
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- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
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- to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
- Danger threatens
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- pose a threat to;present a danger to
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- Synonym: endanger jeopardize jeopardise menace imperil peril
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They threaten to cancel the whole project at a stroke .
他们扬言要一下子取消整个项目。
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threaten sb ( with sth ) The attacker threatened them with a gun .
扬言要；威胁；恐吓：袭击者用枪威胁他们。
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They have threatened us with legal action .
他们用起诉来要挟我们。
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They threatened to cancel the whole project at a stroke .
他们威胁要一下子砍掉整个项目。
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This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society .
这是威胁社会基本结构的趋势。
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The government is threatening to take drastic action .
政府警告说要采取断然措施。
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They threatened to sue if the work was not completed .
他们威胁说，如果不完成工作，就要提起诉讼。
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Jack Frost was threatening to kill the new plants .
霜降危及新作物的存活。
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People are becoming more sensitized to the dangers threatening the environment .
人们对危害环境的各种因素有越来越强的意识。
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She threatened to turn him in to the police .
她扬言要把他交给警方。
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The disease threatens to wipe out the entire population .
这种疾病有可能毁灭整个种群。
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Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed .
数百条性命在大楼垮塌时受到了威胁。
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He threatened to expose the racism that existed within the police force .
他扬言要把警察内部存在的种族歧视公之于众。
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He threatened to fire me , as if I cared !
他威胁要解雇我，好像我多在乎似的。
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Disaster threatens on every side .
灾祸四伏。
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He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work .
他受到警告，如果继续上班迟到，就被辞退。
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The threatened strike has been called off .
扬言要进行的罢工被取消了。
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The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class .
老师警告说，如果他们上课时继续使用手机就予以没收。
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They broke my windows and threatened me .
他们砸碎我的窗子并威胁我。
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If she threatens to leave , it should bring him to his senses .
假如她威胁着要走，说不定他会清醒过来。
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The country has been threatened with complete isolation from the international community unless the atrocities stop .
这个国家受到了完全被国际社会孤立的威胁，除非其暴行得以制止。
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Workers have threatened to withdraw their labour .
工人扬言要罢工。
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The sky was dark and threatening .
天空乌云密布，阴沉沉的。
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The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane .
恐怖分子扬言要炸毁飞机。
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Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down .
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
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She blackmailed him for years by threatening to tell the newspapers about their affair .
她以向报纸公开他们的恋情要挟了他很多年。
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Terrorist attacks were threatening to destabilize the government .
恐怖袭击威胁着政府的稳定。
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Campaigners have won a reprieve for the hospital threatened with closure .
活动家们为这家受关闭威胁的医院赢得了喘息的机会。
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The clouds threatened rain .
乌云密布预示大雨将至。
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Dad threatened to stop £ 1 a week from our pocket money if we didn 't clean our rooms .
父亲威胁说，我们要是不把自己的房间收拾干净，他就每星期扣我们1英镑的零花钱。
尤指以威胁或恐吓的方式胁迫某人做或不做某事，含如不服从将会有严重后果之意。
The boss threatened to fire him.
老板威胁要开除他。
Her father threatened to turn her out of doors.
她的父亲扬言要赶她出门。
The workers threatened a strike if the company refused to raise their pay.
如果公司拒绝增加工资，工人们威胁要罢工。
多指用目光、行动、武器等对别人进行恐吓，而不是用语言明白地表示出来。
The robber menaced him with a revolver.
歹徒用左轮手枪威吓他。
These measures menace their liberty.
这些措施威胁着他们的自由。
Many wild animals are still menaced by poachers.
许多野生动物仍然面临非法捕猎者的威胁。
指使人或事物遭受危险、破坏等。
Smoking endangers your health.
吸烟有害健康。
A war would endanger millions of lives.
战争会危及无数人的生命。
可与 endanger 换用，但更强调未来的危险。
The security of the nation was imperiled/endangered.
该国的安全受到威胁。
The flood imperiled/endangered the villagers' lives.
洪水危及到村民的生命。
指对人或事物构成威胁。
Pollution is threatening marine life.
污染正危及海洋生物。
This scandal threatens to ruin his chances in the election.
这桩丑闻威胁到他的竞选前途。
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