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.- 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town...
- VERB 危害到;威胁到
If something or someonethreatensa person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing.- 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers...
- VERB (坏事)可能发生,将要发生
If something unpleasantthreatens tohappen, it seems likely to happen.- 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。 - 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。
- The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war...
- 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。