单词 | threaten |
释义 | threaten['θretn]vt. 恐吓, 威胁, 预示...的凶兆vi. 威胁, 恫吓, 可能来临【经】 威胁相关词组:threaten to do sththreaten sb with death threaten threat.en AHD: [thrµt“n] D.J. [6Gretn]K.K. [6GrWt2]v.(动词) threat.ened,threat.en.ing,threat.ens v.tr.(及物动词)1. To express a threat against.威胁:对…表示恐吓2. To be a source of danger to; menace.威胁:作为危险的来源;威胁3. To give signs or warning of; portend.预示:给出征兆或警告;预示4. To announce the possibility of in a threat.扬言要:威胁地宣布可能会发生的事v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To express or use threats.威胁:表示或使用威胁2. To indicate danger or harm.恐吓:显示危险或伤害继承用法:threat“ener n.(名词)threat“eningly adv.(副词)参考词汇:1. threaten,menace,intimidate2. These verbs mean to foretell or give signs of impending peril, evil, or injury.这些动词指预先告知或给出即将到来的危险、灾祸或伤害的迹象。3. Threaten most often refers to an indication of something disquieting or ominous,to appearance or action calculated or serving to deter,or to something that is a source of danger: Threaten 常指不安或不祥的征兆,有计划地或特意阻碍的外表或行动,或危险的来源: “The heretics were persecuted . . . because their beliefs threatened the vested interest of that day” (James Harvey Robinson).“异教徒受到迫害…因为他们的信仰威胁到了当时既定的利益” (詹姆斯·哈维·罗伯逊)。4. Menace frequently stresses a frightening or hostile intention, effect, or result: Menace 经常强调吓唬人的敌意的意图、效果或结果: “an overall strategy by [the country's] &I{leaders to reaffirm their revolutionary credentials in the eyes of the . . . world,} to intimidate smaller countries in the region” (Elaine Sciolino).“领导人的整体战略 重申他们放眼世界的…革命资格, 以恐吓该地区的小国” (爱兰·索林诺) |
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