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threaten/ˈθretn//ˈθretn/ ★★★★★v. - threatens
- threatening
- threatened
- threatened
vt- ① 恐吓,胁迫,威胁,以…恐吓
- threaten an opponent恐吓对方
- He threatened me with a beating.他威胁要揍我一顿。
- He threatened to resign.他威胁要辞职。
- He threatened to kill me.他威胁要杀我。
- ② 有…之虞,有…恶兆
- Those black clouds threaten rain [a storm].那些乌云预示下雨[暴风雨]之兆。
- It threatens to rain.有下雨之势。
- ③ (危险、灾害等)逼迫,威胁(★常用被动式,介词用with)
- A flood threatened the village.洪水威胁该村庄。
- The country is threatened with famine.该国受到饥荒的威胁。
vi- ① 恐吓,胁迫
- I don't mean to threaten.我无意胁迫。
- ② (危险等)迫近,即将来临
- A typhoon threatens.台风即将来临。
字辨threaten: 为表「胁迫」之意的最广泛用语 menace: 强调威胁者的敌意 He menaced me with a gun. intimidate: 指以威胁束缚对方的言行 The hijackers intimidated the passengers. 同义词- endangerv.危害
- hang overv.迫近
- impendv.逼近
- intimidatev.胁迫
- jeopardizev.危害
- menacev.威胁
- terrorizev.恐吓
- warnv.警告
- bludgeon
- brew
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- bully
- bullyrag
- cow
- forebode
- forewarn
- hector
- imperil
- loom
- lower
- overhang
- peril
- risk
- strong-arm
反义词- defendv.防卫
- guardv.保卫
- protectv.保护
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