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🔑 threat·enBrE /ˈθretn/NAmE /ˈθretn/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they threaten BrE /ˈθretn/ NAmE /ˈθretn/present simple - he / she / it threatens BrE /ˈθretnz/ NAmE /ˈθretnz/past simple threatened BrE /ˈθretnd/ NAmE /ˈθretnd/past participle threatened BrE /ˈθretnd/ NAmE /ˈθretnd/ -ing form threatening BrE /ˈθretnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈθretnɪŋ/🔑 [T] to say that you will cause trouble, hurt sb, etc. if you do not get what you want 扬言要；威胁；恐吓◆~ sbThey broke my windows and threatened me. 他们砸碎我的窗子并威胁我。◆~ sb with sthThe attacker threatened them with a gun. 袭击者用枪威胁他们。◆He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work. 他受到警告，如果继续上班迟到，就被辞退。◆~ sthThe threatened strike has been called off. 扬言要进行的罢工被取消了。◆~ to do sthThe hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met. 劫机者要挟说，如果他们的要求得不到满足，他们每过一小时就杀死一名乘客。◆~ that…They threatened that passengers would be killed. 他们要挟说要杀死乘客。🔑 [I, T] to seem likely to happen or cause sth unpleasant 预示凶兆；有…危险◆A storm was threatening. 暴风雨即将来临。◆~ to do sthThis dispute threatens to split the party. 这一分歧可能会造成党的分裂。◆~ sthThe clouds threatened rain. 乌云密布预示大雨将至。🔑 [T] ~ sthto be a danger to sth 危及；对…构成威胁 SYN endanger, at risk (from/of sth) ◆Pollution is threatening marine life. 污染正危及海洋生物。 |