威胁
- threaten;terrorize;menace;intimidate;endanger;blackmail;imperil;cow;beat up on;beset;shake down
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(1) [threaten]∶用武力、权势胁迫
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他们经常威胁弱者
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(2) [endanger]∶使面临危险
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1991年,大水一度威胁这座建筑物
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新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的饭碗。
The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers
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即使在离婚后他仍继续纠缠和威胁她。
Even after their divorce he continued to stalk and threaten her .
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他们威胁要一下子砍掉整个项目。
They threatened to cancel the whole project at a stroke .
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她在使自己和子女的健康遭受威胁。
She was risking her own and her children 's health .
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他们威胁说,如果不完成工作,就要提起诉讼。
They threatened to sue if the work was not completed .
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他威胁要解雇我,好像我多在乎似的。
He threatened to fire me , as if I cared !
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种族间紧张状态的升级是对我们社会的一种威胁。
The increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society .
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这伙人被认为是威胁国家安全的危险分子。
The group was considered to be a risk to national security .
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实施制裁的威胁是我们争取和平最有力的施压手段。
The threat of sanctions is our most powerful lever for peace .
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惩罚的威胁益发坚定了他们的决心。
The threat of punishment has only stiffened their resolve .
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老板威胁要削减更多的员工,令情况更加恶化。
Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses .
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她最近具有的能力对他的男子汉气概是个威胁。
Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood .
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他觉得这对他的男子气概是一种威胁。
He felt it was a threat to his masculinity .
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数百条性命在大楼垮塌时受到了威胁。
Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed .
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活动家们为这家受关闭威胁的医院赢得了喘息的机会。
Campaigners have won a reprieve for the hospital threatened with closure .
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这是威胁社会基本结构的趋势。
This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society .
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她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
She replied in a measured tone to his threat .
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这份最后通牒含有武力威胁。
The ultimatum contained the threat of military force .
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毒品成为对社会的一大威胁。
Drugs pose a major threat to our society .
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她对这些威胁毫不在乎而不予理会,似乎很不负责任。
Her casual dismissal of the threats seemed irresponsible .
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我们对这类威胁非常重视。
We take threats of this kind very seriously .
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恐怖袭击威胁着政府的稳定。
Terrorist attacks were threatening to destabilize the government .
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由于受到失去工作的威胁,她感到很难再坚持下去。
She felt constrained from continuing by the threat of losing her job .
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由于炸弹的威胁,警方奉命将人撤离这栋大楼。
Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat .
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她没有被他们的威胁吓倒。
She refused to be intimidated by their threats .
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由于发生旱灾,明年将有数百万人面临饥饿的威胁。
Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought .
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这些威胁可不能等闲视之。
These threats are not to be taken lightly .
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他们对安全构成严重威胁。
They pose a serious threat to security .
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假如她威胁着要走,说不定他会清醒过来。
If she threatens to leave , it should bring him to his senses .
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袭击者用枪威胁他们。
The attacker threatened them with a gun .