threaten
verb- [transitive]
to say that you will cause trouble, hurt somebody, etc. if you do not get what you want 揚言要；威脅；恐嚇 - threaten somebody/something
They broke my windows and threatened me. 他們砸碎我的窗子並威脅我。 People have even threatened his life. 人們甚至威脅到他的生命。 I contacted this band and threatened legal action. 我聯系了這個樂隊，並威脅要采取法律行動。 - threaten somebody with something
The attacker threatened them with a gun. 襲擊者用槍威脅他們。 He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work. 他受到警告，如果繼續上班遲到，就被辭退。 - threaten something
The threatened strike has been called off. 揚言要進行的罷工被取消了。 Students are threatening legal action. 學生們威脅要采取法律行動。 - threaten to do something
The hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met. 劫機者要挾說，如果他們的要求得不到滿足，他們每過一小時就殺死一名乘客。 The bank is threatening to sue him. 銀行威脅要起訴他。 - threaten that…
They threatened that passengers would be killed. 他們要挾說要殺死乘客。 - threaten + speech
‘I'm going to kill him!’ she threatened. “我要殺了他，”。她威脅說。
Extra ExamplesI never felt threatened by him. 我從來沒有覺得受他威脅。 Did he ever say anything to suggest that he felt threatened, or that his life was in danger? 他有沒有說過什麽暗示他感到威脅，或者他的生命有危險的話？ She had repeatedly threatened to commit suicide. 她多次揚言要自殺。 The union threatened that unless the new rules were withdrawn, they would call a strike. 工會威脅說，除非新規定被撤銷，否則他們將舉行罷工。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- publicly
- personally
- physically
- …
- with
- feel threatened
- threaten somebody/something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to seem likely to happen or cause something unpleasant 預示兇兆；有…危險 A storm was threatening. 暴風雨即將來臨。 When war threatens, people act irrationally. 受到戰爭威脅時，人們的行爲失去理性。 - threaten to do something
This dispute threatens to split the party. 這一分歧可能會造成黨的分裂。 - threaten something
The clouds threatened rain. 烏雲密布預示大雨將至。 - threaten something with something
Many species are now threatened with extinction. 許多物種現在面臨滅絕的危險。 The theatre was threatened with closure. 劇院面臨關閉的威脅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gravely
- seriously
- severely
- …
- could
- appear to
- seem to
- …
- be threatened with something
- [transitive] threaten something
to be a danger to something 危及；對…構成威脅 Pollution is threatening marine life. 污染正危及海洋生物。 to threaten national security 威脅國家安全 They are not currently an endangered or threatened species. 它們目前不是瀕危或受威脅的物種。
Extra ExamplesOur marriage was constantly threatened by his other women. 他有别的女人，我們的婚姻不斷受到威脅。 Our way of life is gravely threatened. 我們的生活方式受到嚴重威脅。 She claimed that the conflict was threatening stability in the region. 她聲稱沖突威脅該地區的穩定。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gravely
- seriously
- severely
- …
- could
- appear to
- seem to
- …
- be threatened with something
Word OriginOld English thrēatnian ‘urge or induce, especially by using threats’, from thrēat ‘oppression’, of Germanic origin.