threatens

英 [ˈθretnz]

美 [ˈθretnz]

v.  扬言要; 威胁; 恐吓; 预示凶兆; 有…危险; 危及; 对…构成威胁
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 威胁;恐吓
  If a personthreatens todo something unpleasant to you, or if theythreatenyou, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want.
  1. He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town...
     他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。
  2. He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife...
     他把她捆起来，拿着一把 6 英寸长的刀子威胁她。
  3. If you threaten me or use any force, I shall inform the police.
     你要是威胁我或是动武，我就报警。
• VERB 危害到;威胁到
  If something or someonethreatensa person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing.
  1. The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers...
     新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的饭碗。
  2. The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities...
     我们社会的团结遭到了一小撮滋扰生事、不安分守己的群体的威胁。
  3. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
     目前，30% 的爬行动物、鸟类和鱼类面临灭绝的危险。
• VERB (坏事)可能发生，将要发生
  If something unpleasantthreatens tohappen, it seems likely to happen.
  1. The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war...
     这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争。
  2. Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould or similarly protected if frost threatens.
     如果霜冻来临，植物必须盖上腐叶土或用类似方法加以保护。
• See also:threatenedthreatening

双语例句

• The commuter network's unreliability threatens the City's precious international competitiveness.
  交通网络的不可靠威胁到了该城市宝贵的国际竞争力。
• This threatens to intensify the global economic slowdown if not managed properly.
  如果不加以合理控制，这可能会加剧全球经济放缓。
• The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
  铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害，都快散了。
• He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
  他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的“公投”，但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。
• This threatens us because it takes away our competitiveness.
  这对我们构成了威胁，因为它削弱了我们的竞争力。
• Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould or similarly protected if frost threatens.
  如果霜冻来临，植物必须盖上腐叶土或用类似方法加以保护。
• HIV/ AIDS threatens the stability of entire regions and nations.
  艾滋病毒/艾滋病威胁着所有区域和国家的稳定。
• China's development harms no one and threatens no one.
  中国的发展不损害任何人，也不威胁任何人。
• And I think that that threatens to undermine the objectivity.
  我认为这威胁到了公正性。
• Illiteracy threatens Britain's industrial performance. But, quite apart from that, the individual who can't read or write is unlikely to get a job
  文盲的存在影响着英国的产业效益。但是，除此以外，更重要的是那些不具备读写能力的人也不太可能找到工作。