单词：threaten
vi. 威胁, 恫吓, 可能来临
v. to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain
考试类型：[四级/六级/考研/托福]
threaten的用法和样例：
例句
- The rebels threatened to seize civilian hostages.叛乱分子威胁要扣押平民为人质。
- The strikers were threatened with dismissal if they did not return to work.罢工者受到威胁说，如果他们不复工，就会被解雇。
- They threatened him with a law suit.他们以控告来恐吓他。
- The black clouds threatened rain.乌云密布预示着将要下雨。
- If a gale threatens, do not go to sea.假若要起风
常见句型
- They entreated and threatened, but all this seemed of no avail.他们时而恳求,时而威胁,但这一切看来都无用。
- Knowing that danger threatened the sentry kept an extra careful watch.由于知道随时可能发生危险,那个哨兵格外加强了戒备。
- While danger threatens we must all take care.当有危险的时候,我们都得小心谨慎。
- In the swift the day before that year's wheat harvest, a rainstorm threatened.在那一年麦收的前一天,一场暴雨眼看就要来临。
- The boss threatened to fire her.老板威胁要开除她。
- They threatened to discontinue buying it.他们威胁说要终止这桩买卖。
- The killer threatened to murder me if I didn't obey.这个杀手威胁我说,如果我不照他的话做,他就把我干掉。
- The house threatened to topple over on them.房子有倒塌压着他们的危险。
- Whatever you do, don't threaten people.无论如何,你也不要去威胁别人。
- Danger threatens us on every side.我们危机四伏。
- Flood are threatening the town.洪水正在危及这个城镇。
- The drought threatened the whole crop.干旱威胁着所有的庄稼。
- The clouds threatened the rain.这层云预示有雨。
- He threatened that he would make it public.他威胁说要公开那件事。
- Her father threatened that he would turn her out of doors.她的父亲声言要赶她出门。
- “Tell me who?” threatened the man.那人威胁着说:“告诉我是谁?”
- The landlord threatened his tenants that he would expel them unless they paid him within a week.房东威胁房客说,如果一周内不付房费给他,将把他们赶走。
常用短语
- 用…来威胁…,受到…的威胁 promise harm to (sb) by means of or in the form of (sth)threaten sb with sth
The woman was threatening him with a revolver.
那女人正用手枪威胁他。
The manager threatened his employee with dismissal.
经理威胁他的雇员说要解雇他。
They threatened me with violence.
他们用暴力来威胁我。
He was threatened with death.
他受到了死亡的威胁。
The group's members were threatened with imprisonment.
这个组织的成员面临着被监禁的危险。
词汇搭配
- threaten country威胁着国家
- threaten crop危害庄稼
- threaten life威胁着生存
- threaten town威胁城镇
- threaten rain预示有雨
- threaten storm预示着风暴
- threaten bitterly极为失望地威胁
- threaten constantly不断地威胁
- threaten directly直接威胁
- threaten direfully可怕地威胁
- threaten seriously严重地威胁
- threaten viciously恶毒地威胁
- threaten with用…来威胁,受到…的威胁
经典引文
Threatning them with Punishment.
出自：HobbesI won't be threatened neither.
出自：DefoeMr. Jones was threatened with mob action.
出自：G. S. Haight
- menace威胁
- intimidate胁迫
- bully欺凌弱小者
- terrorize令人恐怖
- warn警告
- caution警告
- browbeat威吓
- harass使疲乏
- bulldoze（用推土机）推平某物...
- advise劝告
- admonish警告
- forebode预兆
- alert警觉的
- endanger危及
- jeopardize危及
- imperil使陷于危险中...
- compromise妥协
- cloud云
- loom织布机
- lurk潜藏
- hover盘旋
- impend迫近
- portend 成为 ... 的前兆...
- creep up渗上来, 慢慢升起...
- thunder雷
- lower低的
- jeopardise 使 ... 遭遇危险...
- peril危险
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