to threaten
01
威胁
to say that one is willing to damage something or hurt someone if one's demands are not met
Transitive: to threaten sb | to threaten to do sth
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
threaten
第三人称单数
threatens
现在分词
threatening
一般过去时
threatened
过去分词
threatened
例子
The robber threatened the store clerk with a knife if they didn't hand over the money.
劫匪用刀威胁店员，如果不交钱的话。
02
威胁, 构成威胁
to indicate a potential danger or risk to someone or something
Transitive: to threaten sth
例子
His aggressive behavior began to threaten the safety of those around him.
他的攻击性行为开始威胁到周围人的安全。
03
威胁, 预示
to show signs or provide a warning of something bad or harmful that may happen
Transitive: to threaten an undesirable situation
例子
The darkening sky threatened rain, prompting people to leave the beach.
变暗的天空预示着要下雨，促使人们离开海滩。
词汇树
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