threaten

['θretn]

v.威胁, 恐吓, 似将发生

vt.

1. 威胁, 恐吓; 扬言要[(+with)][+to-v][+that]

He threatened to call the police.

他威胁着要叫警察。

2. 预示, 是……的征兆; 有……的危险[+to-v]

Dark skies threatened rain.

天空发黑预示要下雨。

vi.

1. 威胁, 恐吓

I don't mean to threaten.

我没有威胁的意思。

2. 似将发生, 可能来临

词形变化

副词: threateningly | 名词: threatener | 动词过去式: threatened | 动词过去分词: threatened | 动词现在分词: threatening | 动词第三人称单数: threatens |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.预示, 是……的征兆

warn  caution  advise  admonish  alert  forebode

vt.威胁, 恐吓

menace  browbeat  terrorize  harass  bully  intimidate  bulldoze  

同义参见:

lower  thunder  

英英释义

动词 threaten:

pose a threat to; present a danger to

同义词：endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, imperil, peril

to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"

to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"

补充

threatenthreaten英:[ˈθretən] 美:[ˈθrɛtn]vt. & vi.1.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。2.预示(某事)The black clouds threaten a storm.乌云预示暴风雨的来临。vi.1.似将发生

例句

1. The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的生计。 2. Dark clouds threatened rain.乌云预示着要下雨。 3. If you threaten me, I shall inform the police.你威胁我的话, 我会叫警察的。 4. He threatened the boy with a beating.他以揍一顿来威胁这个小孩。 5. Her boss threatened to fire her.老板威胁要开除她。 6. The clouds threaten snow.乌云预示着要下雪。 7. Do you mean to threaten?你是想威胁吗? 8. Knowing that danger threatened, they were on the alert.因为知道可能会发生危险，他们处于戒备状态。 9. He doesn't threaten easily.他不那么容易被吓住。 10. [with obj.]the trade unions threatened a general strike.工会威胁要举行总罢工。 11. [with infinitive]she forced a scene and Toby threatened to leave.她大闹了一场，托比扬言要离开。 12. [with direct speech]‘I might sue for damages,’ he threatened.“我会为这些损害提起诉讼，”他威胁道。 13. the men threatened staff with a handgun.那些人用手枪恫吓员工。 14. a broken finger threatened his career.一支断指使他的职业生涯受到威胁。 15. one of four London hospitals threatened with closure.濒临倒闭的伦敦四家医院之一。 16. the dispute threatened to spread to other cities.争端可能会波及其他城市。 17. the air was raw and threatened rain.空气阴冷，可能有雨。 18. unless war threatened, national politics remained the focus of attention.除非有爆发战争的可能，否则国家政治仍是关注焦点。 19. The boy threatened him with a knife.那男孩用刀威胁他。 20. She was threatened with dismissal.有人威胁要开除她。 21. The man threatened to kill her if she didn't tell him where the money was.那个男人扬言，如果她不告诉他钱放在哪里，就把她杀死。 22. The wind was threatening to destroy the bridge.风有可能吹倒那座桥。 23. The mugger threatened him with a gun.抢劫犯用枪威胁他 24. He threatened to tell their boss. = He threatened that he would tell their boss.他扬言要告诉老板。 25. "She threatened to quit if they didn't give her a raise, but no one believed her."她扬言说如果他们不给她加薪，她就辞职，但没人信她。 26. He tried to get what he wanted by threatening people (with violence).他试图通过（暴力）威胁人们来得到他想要的。 27. The workers have threatened to strike if their demands are not met. = The workers have threatened a strike if their demands are not met.工人们声称如果要求得不到满足，他们就罢工。 28. The kidnapper threatened to kill her. = The kidnapper threatened her life.绑匪威胁要杀了她。 29. Civil war has been threatening the country for years.这个国家几年来一直面临着内战的威胁。 30. a marriage threatened by financial problems受经济问题困扰的婚姻 31. Overfishing threatens the survival of certain fish species.过度捕捞对某些鱼类的生存构成了威胁。 32. She felt (emotionally) threatened by his friendships with female coworkers.他和女同事之间的友谊让她感觉（在情感上）受到了威胁。 33. Disaster threatens.灾难构成了威胁。 34. The clouds were threatening rain. [=the clouds made it appear that it was likely to rain]乌云密布预示要下雨。 35. The latest news threatens trouble for the economy.最新消息显示经济会出现问题。 36. It looks like it's threatening to rain. [=it looks like it may rain]看起来要下雨了。 37. a threatening comment恐吓性的评论 38. threatening clouds密布的乌云 39. I find your competitiveness a little threatening.我发现你争强好胜的个性略带有威胁性。 40. The sky darkened threateningly.天空乌云密布，阴沉了下来。