threatens

英 [ˈθretnz]

美 [ˈθretnz]

v.  扬言要; 威胁; 恐吓; 预示凶兆; 有…危险; 危及; 对…构成威胁
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 威胁;恐吓
  If a personthreatens todo something unpleasant to you, or if theythreatenyou, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. If you threaten me or use any force, I shall inform the police.
     你要是威胁我或是动武，我就报警。
• VERB 危害到;威胁到
  If something or someonethreatensa person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing.
  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饭碗。
  2. 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。
  3. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
     目前，30% 的爬行动物、鸟类和鱼类面临灭绝的危险。
• VERB (坏事)可能发生，将要发生
  If something unpleasantthreatens tohappen, it seems likely to happen.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:threatenedthreatening

双语例句

• This threatens us because it takes away our competitiveness.
  这对我们构成了威胁，因为它削弱了我们的竞争力。
• Trollope's hero and anti-hero personify the excess of virtue and the excess of vice which in his philosophy threatens the British golden mean.
  特罗洛普的小说的主角与非正统派主角把过分的善与过分的恶都人格化了，这按照他的哲学威胁着英国的中庸之道。
• The commuter network's unreliability threatens the City's precious international competitiveness.
  交通网络的不可靠威胁到了该城市宝贵的国际竞争力。
• The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement
  持续的战斗会破坏希望通过谈判来达成协议的努力。
• Similarly, Tor is free software that defends you against Internet surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy.
  相同地，Tor是一个免费的软件&保护你不被威胁个人自由和隐私，免于网络监视。
• This not only threatens Mexico's future national income but also buoys international oil prices.
  这不仅威胁着墨西哥未来的国民收入，还推高了国际油价。
• It threatens to rain. I don't feel like going out.
  怕有雨，我懒得上街。
• Rat plague threatens grasslands in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia.
  鼠疫威胁新疆和内蒙大草原。
• He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
  他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的“公投”，但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。
• Rick really threatens you somehow.
  瑞克真的恐吓你了。