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 all.
  这是对我们所有人的威胁。
• It is less easy to excuse when it threatens the fragile social arrangements on which economic security depends.
  但如果这么做威胁到了经济安全所依赖的脆弱社会安排，那就不能轻易谅解了。
• 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。
• This threatens to intensify the global economic slowdown if not managed properly.
  如果不加以合理控制，这可能会加剧全球经济放缓。
• Widespread political and economic disarray threatens to make the constitution meaningless
  四处蔓延的政治和经济混乱可能会使宪法变得可有可无。
• Argentina's erratic inflation rate threatens to upset the plans.
  阿根廷动荡不定的通货膨胀率可能会破坏那些计划。
• It is this spiral that threatens the American economy and the global financial system.
  正是这种螺旋式下降在威胁美国经济与全球金融体系。
• 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。
• And I think that that threatens to undermine the objectivity.
  我认为这威胁到了公正性。
• He threatens to dock her fee
  他威胁要扣掉她的服务费。