
threaten
英 /ˈθretn/ 美 /ˈθretn/
- v. 威胁;恐吓Say you will cause harm or trouble unless demands are met
- v. 危及;可能造成Put something at risk or make something harmful seem likely
They threatened to cancel our booking unless we paid today.
他们威胁说,如果我们今天不付款,就取消我们的预订。
Rising sea levels threaten coastal communities by increasing the frequency of flooding and damaging essential infrastructure.
海平面上升增加了洪水发生的频率,并破坏重要基础设施,危及沿海社区。
搭配
threaten to do something 威胁要做某事threaten someone's safety 危及某人的安全threaten livelihoods 威胁生计be threatened with closure 面临关闭的威胁
辨析提示
threaten to do指威胁要做;threaten sth可指危及某物。
词族
threat (n.)、threatening (adj.)、threatened (adj.)
近义 menace、endanger
相关词
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