threaten
['θret.ən] verb
ESSENTIAL transitive
■to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them, or cause problems for them if they do not do what you want 威胁，恐吓；扬言要•They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun.他们用枪威胁店主。 •[+ to infinitive] They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.他们威胁要杀他，除非他按他们说的去做。 transitive
■to be likely to cause harm or damage to something or someone 威胁到；危害到•Changing patterns of agriculture are threatening the countryside.农业模式的不断变化可能会对农村造成破坏。 intransitive
■If something bad threatens to happen, it is likely to happen 预示凶兆；逼近•Look at those clouds! There's a storm threatening.看那些云！暴风雨要来了。 |