threatened

英 [ˈθretnd]

美 [ˈθretnd]

adj.  受到威胁的;感到危险的
v.  扬言要; 威胁; 恐吓; 预示凶兆; 有…危险; 危及; 对…构成威胁
threaten的过去分词和过去式

过去式：threatened　过去分词：threatened　

Collins.1 / BNC.9665 / COCA.11611

柯林斯词典

• See also:Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated...The survey found that 4 per cent of people felt threatened by the sight of beggars.threaten

英英释义

adj

• (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
  1. the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one

双语例句

• The union has attacked the plan and threatened to lobby against it
  工会不但攻击该计划，而且还扬言要游说议员反对它。
• 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。
• Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by.
  开种族主义色彩的玩笑是因为我们想羞辱那些对我们构成了威胁的其他种族。
• They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.
  他们威胁，如果要求得不到满足就要以武力抵抗政府。
• I pulled a knife and threatened her.
  我拔出刀威胁她。
• They have threatened military action but held off until now.
  他们扬言要采取军事行动，但一直拖到现在。
• They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country
  他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。
• Underneath this image of normalcy, addiction threatened to rip this family apart.
  在这一切正常的表象下潜伏的是将使这个家庭四分五裂的毒瘾。
• They were threatened with punishment if they disobeyed.
  他们受到恐吓，如若违抗就会受到惩罚。
• She threatened legal action against the Sun for breach of copyright.
  她威胁说要对《太阳报》侵犯其著作权的行为采取法律措施。