threatening
/ˈθretənɪŋ/adjective
1- having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner威胁（性）的：
her mother had received a threatening letter.
她母亲收到了一封恐吓信。
1.1
- Law (of behaviour) showing an intention to cause bodily harm【律】（行为）恐吓（性）的, 恫吓（性）的。
1.2
- (of a person or situation) causing someone to feel vulnerable or at risk（人, 形势）构成威胁的, 具有威胁性的：
she was a type he found threatening.
他发现她是具有威胁性的那种人。
1.3
- (of weather conditions) indicating that bad weather is likely（天气状况）险恶的：
black threatening clouds.
滚滚乌云。
派生词