threaten
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UK threaten [sb] vtr: (menace)
SC 恫吓 dòng hè
SC 威胁 dòng hè，wēi xié
TC 威脅
TC 威脅
She threatened me with a knife.
她用一把刀子威胁我。
threaten to do [sth] v expr: (to be a menace)
SC 可能来临
The wall was threatening to fall down at any moment.
threaten to do [sth] v expr: (speak threats)
SC 说威胁的话 shuō wēi xié de huà
SC 恐吓说 shuō wēi xié de huà，kǒng hè shuō
He's always threatening to fire me.
threaten vi: (clouds, sky: look like rain) (云，天空: 看起来像要下雨)
SC 预示 yù shì
The sky threatened, but we went for our walk anyway.
天空预示着下雨，不过我们还是去散步了。
threaten [sth] vtr: (clouds) (云彩)
SC 预示…的天气, 预兆
The clouds are threatening rain.
threaten [sth] vtr: (portend)
SC 预示…即将发生 yù shì jí jiāng fā shēng
The manager's attitude threatened dire consequences for the company.