Threaten
[ 'θrɛtn ]
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vt.& vi. 预示（某事）;恐吓;危及;预示凶兆;
vi. 似将发生;威胁;
💡 词根助记
threat 威胁+ en表动词 → 威胁，恐吓
📝 例句
Black clouds threaten a storm.
乌云是暴风雨的先兆。
If his servants oppose me, I shall threaten them off with these pistols.
如果他的仆人们顽抗，我就要用这些手枪把他们吓走。
I don't mean to threaten.
我没有威胁的意思。
It's a very cheap way to threaten an old lady like this.
这样威胁老太太太卑鄙了。
Aggressive nations threaten world peace.
侵略成性的国家威胁世界和平.
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📖 牛津释义
threaten
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth) make a threat or threats against sb; try to influence sb by threats 恐吓或威胁某人
threaten an employee with dismissal 以开除要挟雇员
My attacker threatened me with a gun. 攻击我的人用枪威胁我.
2 [Tn, Tt] use (sth) as a threat 用（某事）相要挟
He threatened legal action. 他以起诉相要挟.
The hijackers threatened to kill all the passengers if their demands were not met. 劫机者扬言若不满足他们的要求, 就把乘客都杀死. 3
(a) [It, Tn] give warning of (sth) 预示（某事）
It keeps threatening to snow, ie Snow seems likely all the time. 天总像是要下雪.
The clouds threatened rain. 有乌云预示要下雨.
(b) [I, It] seem likely to occur or to do sth undesirable 似将发生; 似将做出令人不快的事
under a threatening sky 在阴沉的天空下
If a gale threatens, do not go to sea. 假若要起风, 就不要出海.
a mistake that threatens to be costly 可能造成重大损失的错误.
4 [Tn] be a threat to (sb/sth) 对（某人[某事]）构成威胁
the dangers that threaten us 威胁著我们的种种危险
a species threatened by/with extinction 有灭绝之虞的物种.> threateningly adv
The dog growled at me threateningly.那条狗对著我狂吠, 很吓人.
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后缀:en 表示做,使成为,使变成
🔁 扩展释义
*['θretn]vt. 恐吓, 威胁, 预示...的凶兆vi. 威胁, 恫吓, 可能来临【经】 威胁相关词组: threaten to do sth threaten sb with death
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He cheated on his wife.
他对他妻子不忠。
Prosperity gains (or makes) friends, and adversity tries them.
顺境交朋友，逆境试真情。
As I soon learnt, he was English himself!'
我很快了解到，他自己就是个英国人！