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vt. 威胁；恐吓；预示
vi. 威胁；可能来临
vt.& vi.
预示（某事）；恐吓；危及；预示凶兆
vi.
似将发生；威胁；
变形
过去式：threatened过去分词：threatened现在分词：threatening第三人称单数：threatens
双语释义
v.(动词)vt. & vi. 威胁 express a threat against
vi. 可能会来临 (of danger, etc.) seem likely to happen or come
英英释义
threaten[ 'θretən ]
v.
pose a threat to; present a danger to
同义词：endangerjeopardizejeopardisemenaceimperilperil
to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:
"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
to be a menacing indication of something:
"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
threaten country威胁着国家
threaten crop危害庄稼
threaten life威胁着生存
threaten town威胁城镇
threaten rain预示有雨
threaten storm预示着风暴
～+副词
threaten bitterly极为失望地威胁
threaten constantly不断地威胁
threaten directly直接威胁
threaten direfully可怕地威胁
threaten seriously严重地威胁
threaten viciously恶毒地威胁
～+介词
threaten with用…来威胁,受到…的威胁
同近义词辨析
menace, threaten这组词都有“威胁、恐吓”的意思，其区别是：
menace系正式用词，着重以脸色或某种意志给以威胁，而不用语言明白表示出来。
threaten侧重扬言要对不服从者给予惩罚，有时指某种情况所预示的恶兆。
双语例句
用作动词(v.)
The rebels threatened to seize civilian hostages.
叛乱分子威胁要扣押平民为人质。
The strikers were threatened with dismissal if they did not return to work.
罢工者受到威胁说，如果他们不复工，就会被解雇。
They threatened him with a law suit.
他们以控告来恐吓他。
The black clouds threatened rain.
乌云密布预示着将要下雨。
If a gale threatens, do not go to sea.
假若要起风
权威例句
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Do messages about health risks threaten the self? Increasing the acceptance of threatening health messages via self-affirmation.
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threaten (v.)
late 13c., "attempt to influence by menacing," from Old English þreatnian "to threaten" (see threat). Related: Threatened. Threatening in the sense of "portending no good" is recorded from 1520s.
1. The clouds threaten snow.
乌云预示着要下雪。
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2. Do you mean to threaten?
你是想威胁吗?
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3. Our military ties threaten no third party.
我们的军事关系，不威胁任何第三方。
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4. It will greatly threaten the peace in the Middle East.
它将会极大地危及中东和平。
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5. But do NOT nag, scold, threaten or preach, because these do not work!
但记得不要唠叨，责骂，威胁或者说教，因为这些根本不管用！
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6. Or you could threaten to replace all their tunes with white noise.
或者你可以用白噪音来取代他们的音乐来威胁他们。
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7. In their actions to date, the governments of North Korea and Iran threaten to take us down this dangerous slope.
北韩和伊朗政府迄今为止采取的行动构成一种威胁，可能把我们推下这个危险的斜坡。
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8. Risk, by itself, will not threaten the success of a project if it is recognized and addressed in a timely fashion.
如果风险自身被公认为一种适时的方式的话，那么它将不会对项目的成功构成威胁。
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9. They compromise and threaten not only human rights, but also international peace and security.
他们威胁和违背的不仅仅是人权，还有世界的和平和安全。
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10. "So, all of our missions are responding to the problems that threaten our missions, " Payton said.
“所以，我们的全部任务就是应对威胁我们任务的问题。”佩顿如是说。
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11. And we will not allow any terrorist or tyrant to threaten civilization with weapons of mass murder.
我们不会允许恐怖分子和暴君用大规模的屠杀行为威胁人类的文明。
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12. But most do not directly threaten peace and security and rarely contribute to conflict.
但多数问题并不直接威胁和平与安全，并很少造成冲突。
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13. Free news and the migration of advertising to the web threaten the basic business models of almost all media organisations.
自由新闻和广告向网站转移阵地的双重压力，威胁着几乎所有媒体的基础商业模式。
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14. We demand freedom for all religious denominations in the State, provided they do not threaten its existence not offend the moral feelings of the German race.
第二十四条，在没有威胁德意志种族存在和触犯她道德情感的前提下，我们要求国家内所有宗教派别的自由。
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15. Never, ever threaten or harass in your letter.
千万不要在你的信中表示威胁或抱怨。
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16. The consequences of their success directly threaten our national interests in the region and our safety here at home.
这些恐怖分子的胜利直接威胁我们在这一地区的国家利益和我们的国内安全。
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17. This is the moment when we must renew our resolve to rout the terrorists who threaten our security in Afghanistan, and the traffickers who sell drugs on your streets.
在这个关键时刻，我们必须增强我们的决心，以击溃威胁我们在阿富汗安全的恐怖分子和在你们的街道上非法销售毒品的走私分子。
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18. A new maize disease, not previously reported in Africa, will threaten food security and the livelihoods of millions of people on the continent, scientists have said.
科学家说，此前没有在非洲报告过的一种新的玉米疾病将威胁非洲大陆的粮食保障和无数人的生计。
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19. Because they can spread across borders and threaten states and civilizations, these zombies should command the attention of scholars and policymakers.
这些"活僵尸"可能会穿越各国边界，威胁各国政府及城市文明，应当值得各方学者和决策者的注意。
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20. We need not threaten the recovery by immediately slashing budget deficits.
我们还不必马上缩减预算赤字，而威胁经济复苏。
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21. If that were the case then it would threaten free will on any definition by any philosopher.
如果这些成为事实，那么它对由任何哲学家以任何方式定义的自由意志产生威胁。
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22. And as you threaten our security, your security will be threatened.
你们威胁了我们的安全，就应该感受到我们的威胁。
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23. Every few years we threaten to leave.
每隔几年我们总威胁要放弃。
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24. WHAT do bond investors do when debt crises threaten the euro zone and America?
当债务危机危及欧元区和美国时，证券投资者该怎么做呢？
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25. WHAT do bond investors do when debt crises threaten the euro zone and America?
当债务危机危及欧元区和美国时，证券投资者该怎么做呢？
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