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| 1 | T to tell someone that you might or you will cause them harm , especially in order to make them do something （尤指为使对方做某事而）恐吓，威胁 |
| He’ s been threatening me for months. 他威胁我好几个月了。 |
| threaten to do sth The terrorists are threatening to kill the hostages. 恐怖分子威胁要杀掉人质。 |
| threaten sb with sth One man has been threatened with legal action. 一人被威胁会受到起诉。 |
| threaten sb’ s life (=say that you will kill them) My life has been threatened on several occasions. 威胁某人的性命 |
| | 1a | to say or show that you will hurt someone with a knife/gun etc 用刀/枪等威胁某人 | |
| | 1b | to say that you might or you will do something bad or harmful , especially in order to make someone do something （尤指为使对方做某事而）以…相威胁，扬言要… | | NATO has threatened air strikes against the capital. 北约扬言要对首都进行空中打击。 | |
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| 2 | T to be likely to harm or destroy something 危害到；危及 |
| the cancer that now threatens his life 现已危及他生命的癌症 |
| Their actions threaten the stability and security of the region. 他们的行动威胁到了该地区的稳定和安全。 |
| Many workers feel that their jobs are threatened. 许多工人觉得自己的工作岗位受到了威胁。 |
| threaten to do sth Mining operations threaten to destroy our environment. 采矿活动会破坏我们的环境。 |
| | 2a | to be likely to be affected by something bad 可能受到某事影响 | | Nearly 1,000 of the world’ s bird species are threatened with extinction. 世界上大约有1,000种鸟类濒临灭绝。 | | Even the local school was threatened with closure. 甚至当地的学校也面临关闭。 | |
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| 3 | I if something bad or unpleasant threatens, it is likely to happen or to affect you （坏事）可能发生，可能波及 |
| Rain was threatening, and it had turned cold. 要下雨了，天已经变冷。 |
| The wildebeest return to the herd when danger threatens. 危险临近时，角马就回到群体中。 |
| | 3a | to be likely to do something , especially something bad or unpleasant 可能做某事（尤指坏事） | | The dam threatened to break at any moment. 水坝随时都可能决堤。 | | Tensions are threatening to erupt into full-scale confrontation. 紧张局势可能演变成全面的武装冲突。 | |
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