1 N-VAR 构成威胁的人(或事物);祸根 A threat to a person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. A threat is also the cause of this danger. 构成威胁的人(或事物);祸根 [Also + from]
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Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships. [+ to]
有些夫妇把单身女人看成是对他们婚姻的威胁。
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The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly. [+ of]
飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。
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All countries in the region had the right to protect themselves against external threat.
该地区的所有国家都有权保护本国免受外来威胁。
2 N-COUNT [oft NOUN to-infinitive] 威胁;恐吓 A threat is a statement by someone that they will do something unpleasant, especially if you do not do what they want. 威胁;恐吓
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He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign.
他也许会被迫把自己的辞职威胁付诸行动。
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The priest remains in hiding after threats by former officials of the ousted dictatorship. [+ by]
受到被驱逐下台的独裁政府官员的威胁后，那个牧师一直藏匿不出。
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The last journalist to interview him received a death threat.
上次去采访他的记者受到了死亡恐吓。
SYN threatening remark, menace, commination, intimidatory remark
3 PHRASE 受到威胁 If a person or thing is under threat, there is a danger that something unpleasant might be done to them, or that they might cease to exist. 受到威胁 [Also + from]
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His position as leader will be under threat at a party congress due next month.
在定于下月举行的党代表大会上，他的领导地位将受到威胁。
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She lives daily under threat of violence. [+ of]
她每天都生活在暴力威胁之下。
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Even the most security-conscious computer user is under constant threat from computer viruses.
即使是有强烈安全意识的计算机用户也时刻处于计算机病毒入侵的威胁下。
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Britain's rarest breeding birds are under threat from fanatical and selfish egg collectors.
英国最珍贵的种鸟正因为那些狂热而自私的鸟蛋收集者而面临着威胁。
| Word Partnership | Use threat with: |
| ADJ. | biggest threat, greatest threat, major threat 1 credible threat, potential threat, real threat, serious threat, significant threat 1 2 |
| N. | threat to someone's health 1 threat of attack, death threat, threat to peace, threat to stability, threat of a strike, terrorist threat, threat of violence, threat of war 1 2 |
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