threat

[θret]

n.威胁, 恐吓, 凶兆
vt.<古> 威胁,恐吓

n.

1. 威胁, 恐吓[C][U][+to-v]

2. 构成威胁的人(或事物)[S][(+to)]

Some people think that machinery is a threat to their jobs.

一些人认为机器是对他们工作的一种威胁。

3. 凶兆; 征兆[S][(+of)]

The clouds brought a threat of rain.

阴云带来要下雨的征兆。

词形变化

动词过去式: threated | 动词过去分词: threated | 动词现在分词: threating | 动词第三人称单数: threats |

词义辨析

同义:

n.警告, 告诫

warning  intimidation  caution  caveat  alarm  notice

n.危险

menace  danger  peril  risk  jeopardy  time bomb  bomb  sleeping volcano  quicksand  scare  hazard

n.预兆, 凶兆

omen  foreboding  portent  evil portent  premonition  gathering clouds  clouds on the horizon  dark cloud on the horizon  

英英释义

名词 threat:

something that is a source of danger

同义词：menace

a warning that something unpleasant is imminent

declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another

a person who inspires fear or dread

同义词：terror, scourge

补充

threatthreat英:[θret] 美:[θrɛt]n.1.威胁, 恐吓His threats are just talk.Don't worry!他的威胁只不过是虚张声势的空话而已, 不要担心！2.可能造成威胁的人[事, 想法]The use of nuclear weapons is a horrible threat to the species.核武器对人类是一个严重威胁。3.恶兆, 兆头The threat of bankruptcy hung over the company.那家公司出现了破产的预兆。

例句

1. He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign.他可能会被迫把自己的辞职威胁付诸行动。 2. We mustn't give in to threats.我们决不能屈服于威胁。 3. Don't take the threat of tropical storms lightly.不要轻视热带暴风的潜在威胁。 4. This was regarded as a possible threat to national security.这被视为对国家安全的潜在威胁。 5. Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships.一些夫妻认为单身女性会对他们的关系造成威胁。 6. His position as leader will be under threat at a party congress due next month.他的领导人地位会在下月预期举行的政党大会上受到威胁。 7. The school is under threat of closure.学校可能会被迫关闭。 8. Even the most security-conscious computer user is under constant threat from computer viruses.即使安全意识最强的计算机用户也会不断受到计算机病毒的威胁。 9. members of her family have received death threat.她的家人收到了死亡威胁。 10. hurricane damage poses a major threat to many coastal communities.飓风灾害对许多沿岸的社区构成主要威胁。 11. the company faces the threat of liquidation proceedings.公司有可能面临着清算。 12. [mass noun]thousands of rail freight jobs came under threat.几千个铁路货运工作受到威胁。 13. He was willing to use violence and threats to get what he wanted.为得到他想要的，他会使用暴力和威胁手段。 14. She ignored their threats and continued to do what she felt was right.她不理会他们的威胁，继续做她觉得正确的事。 15. bomb/death threats炸弹/死亡威胁 16. He carried out his threat. [=he did the thing that he threatened to do]他把他的威胁付诸行动。 17. "She said she would leave him, but he knew it was an idle/empty threat. [=he knew that she did not mean it]"她说她会离开他，但他知道那只是空口威胁。 18. an action done under threat [=done by someone who has been threatened with harm]迫于威胁做出的行为 19. The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.这个国家是世界和平的巨大/主要/严重威胁。 20. He perceived the question as a threat to his authority.他认为这个问题对他的权威构成了威胁。 21. These people are not a threat to the social order.这些人不会对社会秩序构成威胁。 22. Their financial problems are a threat to their marriage.他们的经济问题是他们婚姻的隐患。 23. We can't ignore the threat posed by nuclear weapons.我们不能忽视核武器的威胁。 24. The weather forecast calls for cloudy skies with a threat of rain.天气预报说多云，可能会下雨。 25. There is a real threat of civil war.确实有可能发生内战。 26. a country under threat of civil war面临内战威胁的国家