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threat

/θret/ /θret/
  • n.
    威胁,恐吓;构成威胁的人(或事物);凶兆,征兆;(律)恐吓,威胁
  • v.
    <旧>威胁
复数threats
第三人称单数threats
现在分词threating
过去式threated
过去分词threated
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词语例句

  1. 威胁,恐吓n.

    六级四级
    • He received death threats from right-wing groups.

      他收到了右翼团体的死亡恐吓。

    • She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign.

      对于将辞职的要挟付诸行动,她已做好了思想准备。

    • He said: "Monsanto should not be able, just because they've got billions of dollars to spend on legal fees, to try to terrify farmers into obeying their agreements by massive force and threats."

      他说,“孟山都不应该仅仅因为他们拥有数十亿美元的法律费用,就试图用大规模的武力和威胁来恐吓农民遵守他们的协议。”

  2. 构成威胁的人(或事物)n. (sing.)

    六级四级
    • Drugs pose a major threat to our society.

      毒品成为对社会的一大威胁。

    • The government shall protect its citizens against external threat.

      政府应保护其公民免受外来威胁。

    • Of all those trends, however, the spread of water shortages poses the most immediate threat.

      然而,在所有这些趋势中,水资源短缺的蔓延构成了最迫切的威胁。

  3. 凶兆,征兆n. (sing.)

    六级四级
    • These ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments.

      新道路开发可能对这些古老的林地造成破坏。

    • There is a real threat of war.

      确有可能发生战争。

    • Wireless security providers will often take steps to help combat the threat of jamming attacks.

      无线安全提供商通常会采取措施帮助对抗干扰攻击的威胁。

  1. Inflation is a constant threat.
    通货膨胀是一种持续的威胁。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  2. It was a threat to world peace.
    这是对世界和平的威胁。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. I mistook her offer as a threat.
    我把她的好心错看成威胁了。
    来自《牛津词典》

相关短语

  • stereotype threat
    成见威胁;刻板印象威胁;刻板印象;刻板威胁
  • Technological Threat
    科技的威胁;技术问题
  • Making a Threat
    威胁;要挟;威逼
  • threat of new entrants
    新进入者的威胁;新进入者威胁;进入威胁
  • Triple Threat
    三重威胁;三威胁

词语扩展

n.
威胁,恐吓;凶兆
adj.
threatened受到威胁的
threatening危险的;胁迫的;凶兆的
adv.
threateningly威胁地;危险地;险恶地
v.
threatened威胁(threaten的过去分词)
threatening威胁;恐吓;迫近(threaten的ing形式)
  • risk/danger/threat/menace/hazard/peril
    • risk指有可能发生的危险,尤指主动进行某种活动或去碰运气而冒的危险。
    • danger含义广,普通用词,指能够造成伤害、损害或不利的任何情况。
    • threat普通用词,语气弱于menace,指任何公开侵犯对方的言行,给对方构成危险或威胁。
    • menace所指的危险性最严重,表示使用暴力或造成破坏性的可能。
    • hazard比risk正式,多指偶然发生的或无法控制的危险,常含较严重或有一定风险的意味。
    • peril指迫在眉睫很有可能发生的严重危险。

词义分布

威胁
99.2%
恐吓
0.6%
威吓
0.2%
凶兆
0.1%

英英释义

  • n.something that is a source of danger
  • n.a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
  • n.declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
  • n.a person who inspires fear or dread
  1. n.
    when you say that something bad will happen to someone if they do not do what you want
    威胁;恐吓
  2. n.
    something that can harm someone or something
    威胁,祸根(可能构成危险的人或物)
    • Stress is a threat to people's health.
      压力对人们健康造成威胁。

词源

  • threat威胁
    来自古英语 threat,胁迫,威胁,来自 Proto-Germanic*thrautam,压迫,促使,来自 PIE*treud, 推,紧压,词源同 thrust,extrude,obtrude.