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 bully threatened to beat up the smaller kid if they did n't give him their lunch money.
霸凌者威胁要打那个更小的孩子，如果他们不给他午餐钱的话。
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 loud growls of the dog threatened an attack if anyone got too close.
狗的大声咆哮威胁着如果任何人靠得太近就会发动攻击。
词汇树
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