threaten是什么意思？

threaten

英[ˈθretn] 美[ˈθrɛtn]

• vt.& vi. 预示（某事），恐吓，危及，预示凶兆；
• vi. 似将发生，威胁；

第三人称单数：threatens;

过去式：threatened;

过去分词：threatened;

现在分词：threatening;

例句

• The black clouds threaten a storm. 乌云预示暴风雨的来临。
• Have plead for sb , threaten, also have those who talk about a condition. 有说情的 、 恐吓的, 也有谈条件的.
• It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears. 理发师吓唬说要切掉小孩子的耳朵是违法的.
• The clouds threaten rain. 云预示有雨.
• The people fear not death; why threaten them with it. 民不畏死, 奈何以死惧之.
• Does $ CIVNAME 1's arrogance know no bounds ? Why do your troops threaten Moscow? 难道$CIVNAME1傲慢无礼到这样的地步 吗 ?你的军队竟然有胆威胁莫斯科?
• Will severe selection standards create elitism and threaten the Olympic ethic of participation? 严格的选拔标准是否会造成精英主义，进而危及奥林匹克重在参与的理念呢？
• The proliferation of media choices , especially the Internet, threaten to cannibalize both readership and prestige. 随着越来越多的媒体出现在人们面前, 尤其是随着因特网的发展, 报纸的读者群及影响面都有不同程度的下降.
• He would go to him - threaten, cajole, actually destroy him, if necessary. 他要去看他 —— 威胁 、 利诱 、 倘使需要的话, 就把他彻头彻尾地毁灭.
• Balk the purpose of those who threaten us. 遏止那些威胁我们的人的目的.

同义词

• vt.
  threaten的同义词之：威胁,恐吓
  harass, browbeat, menace, terrorize, bulldoze, bully, intimidate,
  threaten的同义词之：预示,是...的征兆
  alert, advise, forebode, admonish, warn, caution,
• threaten的同义词之：其他释义
  caution, bulldoze, bully, admonish, warn, intimidate, menace, browbeat, terrorize, harass, forebode, thunder, advise, alert,

同义词解析

• 以下这两个动词均有"威胁，恐吓" 的意思
  threaten：侧重扬言要对不服从者给予惩罚，有时指某种情况所预示的恶兆。
  menace：系正式用词，着重以脸色或某种意志给以威胁，而不用语言明白表示出来。

英语六级真题

Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth's entire population.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
And faculty members will be wary of any change that threatens the core curriculum in the name of moving students into the workforce.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
Some argue that people are anxious and feel threatened by an inflow of new workers.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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.
  例句
  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。 He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife... 他把她捆起来，拿着一把 6 英寸长的刀子威胁她。
• 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.
  例句
  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。 The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities... 我们社会的团结遭到了一小撮滋扰生事、不安分守己的群体的威胁。
• VERB
  (坏事)可能发生，将要发生
  If something unpleasant threatens to happen, it seems likely to happen.
  例句
  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。 Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould or similarly protected if frost threatens. 如果霜冻来临，植物必须盖上腐叶土或用类似方法加以保护。

英汉词典释义

• vt. & vi.
  恐吓, 威胁
  They entreated and threatened, but all this seemed of no avail. 他们时而恳求, 时而威胁, 但这一切看来都没有用。 The boss threatened to fire her. 老板威胁要开除她。
  预示(某事)
  The black clouds threaten a storm. 乌云预示暴风雨的来临。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. pose a threat to; present a danger to;
  "The pollution is endangering the crops"
  2. to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
  3. to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain";
  "Danger threatens"

行业词典

• 法律： 威吓；