| [/θretn; ˋθrɛtn/] v 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |