threaten
/ˈθretn/
v.
一句话记住
威胁；恐吓；危及；预示
释义与例句
v.
威胁；恐吓
to say that you will cause harm or trouble to somebody, especially if they do not do what you want
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The caller threatened to publish the private documents.
来电者威胁要公布这些私人文件。
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He threatened the shopkeeper with a knife.
他用刀威胁店主。
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The company threatened legal action against the website.
该公司威胁要对这个网站采取法律行动。
v.
危及；预示
to be likely to harm or destroy something, or to be a sign that something unpleasant is likely to happen
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Rising sea levels threaten several low-lying islands.
海平面上升危及几座地势低洼的岛屿。
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The drought threatens this year's harvest.
这场干旱危及今年的收成。
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Dark clouds threatened rain throughout the afternoon.
整个下午乌云密布，预示要下雨。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
threaten to do 表示“威胁要做”；threaten somebody with something 表示“以某事威胁某人”。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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threat 威胁；恐吓名词，指恐吓的言语或可能造成损害的人、事、局势。
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threatened 受到威胁的；濒危的可描述人感到受威胁，也可用于濒危物种等语境。
同义词
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intimidate 恐吓；胁迫threaten 强调明确扬言伤害或制造麻烦；intimidate 强调通过威慑使他人害怕，从而控制或阻止其行为。They tried to intimidate voters outside the polling station. 他们试图恐吓投票站外的选民。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
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endanger 使处于危险；危及threaten 可表示“危及”，也可表示有意的“恐吓”或天气等的“预示”；endanger 只表示使处于危险中。Pollution can endanger wildlife in the river. 污染会危及河中的野生动物。
常见搭配
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threaten to do something 威胁要做某事The workers threatened to strike if their concerns were ignored. 工人们威胁说，如果他们的关切被忽视，就要罢工。
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threaten with 以……威胁He was threatened with dismissal after repeatedly missing deadlines. 他因屡次错过截止期限而被威胁解雇。