及物/不及物动词危及; 恐吓; 预示（某事）; 预示凶兆
不及物动词威胁; 似将发生
及物动词
1. He threatened to call the police.
他威胁着要叫警察。
2. The clouds threaten rain.
云预示有雨。
3. threaten什么意思
3. His father threatened to beat the boy if he stole again.
男孩的父亲威胁说如果他再偷东西的话，就要揍他。
4. threaten的近义词
4. Dark skies threatened rain.
天空发黑预示要下雨。
不及物动词
1. I don't mean to threaten.
我没有威胁的意思。
1. 威胁：优 势(superiority) 机 会 (opportunity) 威 胁 (threaten) 劣 势(worthless) (图1) (图2) 优势(S) 劣势(W) 最佳发展 利弊各半 不易成功 放 弃 机会(O) 威胁(T) (图3) 图表中清楚地表示了优势+机会、劣势+机会、优势+威胁、劣势+
2. 脅：优 势(superiority)机会 (opportunity)威胁 (threaten)劣 势(worthless) (图1) (图2) 优势(S) 劣势(W) 最佳发展 利弊各半 不易成功放弃 机会(O) 威胁(T) (图3) 图表中清楚地表示了优势+机会、劣势+机会、优势+威胁、劣势+威胁四种
3. 威胁,快要来临,有...征兆：threat 威胁,危险迹象 | threaten 威胁,快要来临,有...征兆 | thrive 兴旺
1. 威胁;恐吓
If a person threatens to do something unpleasant to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
2. 危害到;威胁到
If something or someone threatens a person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. (坏事)可能发生，将要发生
If something unpleasant threatens to happen, it seems likely to happen.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
4. see also: threatened;threatening
词典解释1. 威胁;恐吓
If a person threatens to do something unpleasant to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
2. 危害到;威胁到
If something or someone threatens a person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. (坏事)可能发生，将要发生
If something unpleasant threatens to happen, it seems likely to happen.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
4. see also: threatened;threatening