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threaten

/thret-n/US // ˈθrɛt n //UK // (ˈθrɛtən) //

威胁,威胁说,恐吓,威胁到

Related Words

intimidate恫吓,恐吓,吓唬人,吓唬menace威胁,祸害,危害,恐吓scare吓唬人,吓人,惊吓,吓唬人的warn警告,警告说imperil危害,危害性,威胁,危急关头jeopardize危害,损害,危及,危害了portend预示着,预报,预告,预示forewarn预先警告,预警,预告,预先警报caution警惕,注意事项,注意力,谨慎growl咆哮声,咆哮,吼叫声,嗥叫声forebode预示着,预示,预测,预感torment煎煎熬熬,煎熬,折磨,荼毒presage预言,预示着,预见,预示browbeat殴打,抨击,敲打,敲打声bully恶霸,恃强凌弱,欺负人,欺凌blackmail勒索,敲诈,敲诈勒索,讹诈admonish劝诫,训诫,劝告,劝谏snarl咆哮,咆哮声,咆哮着,咆哮的声音spook幽灵,惊吓,惊魂,诡异terrorize恐吓,吓唬人,吓唬人的,吓唬

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
    • : to be a menace or source of danger to: Sickness threatened her peace of mind.
    • : to offer by way of a threat: They threatened swift retaliation.
    • : to give an ominous indication of: The clouds threaten rain.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to utter or use threats.
    • : to indicate impending evil or mischief.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbwarn, pressure
Forms: threatened, threatening, threatens
Synonyms
intimidate恫吓,恐吓,吓唬人,吓唬menace威胁,祸害,危害,恐吓scare吓唬人,吓人,惊吓,吓唬人的abuse滥用,虐待,辱骂,虐待行为admonish劝诫,训诫,劝告,劝谏augur蛟龙出海,蛟龙号,蛟龙,蛟龙出没blackmail勒索,敲诈,敲诈勒索,讹诈bluster虚张声势,唬人,耀武扬威browbeat殴打,抨击,敲打,敲打声bully恶霸,恃强凌弱,欺负人,欺凌caution警惕,注意事项,注意力,谨慎comminate沟通,沟通交流,沟通沟通,沟通者cow牛,奶牛,牛类,牛只enforce强制执行,执行,强制实施,强制实行forebode预示着,预示,预测,预感forewarn预先警告,预警,预告,预先警报fulminate鞭策,鞭打,惨痛的教训,惨痛的经历growl咆哮声,咆哮,吼叫声,嗥叫声portend预示着,预报,预告,预示presage预言,预示着,预见,预示pressurize加压,增压,施压,压scowl皱皱眉头,皱眉头,皱眉,横眉冷对千夫指snarl咆哮,咆哮声,咆哮着,咆哮的声音spook幽灵,惊吓,惊魂,诡异terrorize恐吓,吓唬人,吓唬人的,吓唬torment煎煎熬熬,煎熬,折磨,荼毒flex muscles肌肉发达,肌肉发达的人,肌肉发达的人都知道look daggers匕首,看匕首,匕首的样子make threat制造威胁,威胁,作威胁,威胁说push around推来推去,推推搡搡,推来推去的,推推攘攘shake fist at挥舞着拳头,挥舞拳头,握紧拳头,挥拳相向walk heavy步履沉重,沉重地行走,沉重地走着,步履沉重的
verbendanger
Forms: threatened, threatening, threatens
Synonyms
imperil危害,危害性,威胁,危急关头jeopardize危害,损害,危及,危害了warn警告,警告说advance进展,晋级,进展情况,预付款approach办法,方法,接近,途径brewing酿酒,冲泡,酿造,酝酿forebode预示着,预示,预测,预感foreshadow预示着,预示,前兆frighten惊吓,吓一跳,吓唬吓唬,吓唬人impend迟滞,迟早会发生的,迟来的,迟早会发生loom纺织机,纺织厂,纺织业,纺织机械overhang悬空,悬架,外悬,悬空的portend预示着,预报,预告,预示presage预言,预示着,预见,预示be dangerous有危险,危险,有危险性,有风险be gathering正在收集,正在聚集,聚集,正在聚集在一起be imminent迫在眉睫,临危受命,在即,在即的be in the air在空气中,在空中,悬浮在空中,在空中飞行be in the offing即将发生,将会有新的进展,将会有,将会有新的发展be on the horizon就在眼前,就在地平线上,即将到来,即将到来的come on来吧,快来,来啊,来呀hang over悬而未决,悬空,悬而不决,宿醉put at risk处于危险之中,岌岌可危,处于危险中,处于危险中的put in jeopardy岌岌可危,陷入困境,陷入危机,陷入危险境地

Examples

  • A deadly pig disease has just entered Germany for the first time, threatening to hammer exports from Europe’s biggest hog-producing nation.

  • The scuttlebutt was that about half a million dollars of advertising was threatening to walk unless something was done.

  • McDade subsequently threatened his attackers in a Facebook Live video he made.

  • These often can be removed before they progress to life-threatening stages.

  • One could ask why trying to persuade someone to wear a mask would threaten their dignity.

  • Anyone willing to threaten war over a joke is clearly not playing with a full deck.

  • Seevakumaran uploaded six videos to YouTube on March 17, just hours before he would threaten his roommate and commit suicide.

  • Second, they threaten one of the most precious resources in our state: public education that is open to all children.

  • “I meet with the editors, I write them letters, I threaten them,” he said.

  • Nothing may actually threaten America more than our own fears.

  • There are no chains to my prison, no steel cuffs to gall the limbs, no guards to threaten and cow me.

  • I suppose you think it's brave to come back from the front and threaten a defenceless man with a revolver?

  • To raise a club over the head of another and threaten to strike if he speaks, would be an assault.

  • I have everywhere remarked that the Indians jangle and threaten a great deal, but that they never go beyond that.

  • The British under Burgoyne had advanced their works so far as to threaten a complete inclosure of the continental army.

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