threaten

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 大学 FREQ #4591 ★★★★☆

vt. 恐吓, 威胁, 预示...的凶兆 vi. 威胁, 恫吓, 可能来临

发音

US /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
UK /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
其它
US /ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩/
UK /ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩/

词形变化

threatened threatenest threateneth threatening threatens 三单 threatens threatned threatening 现在分词 threatened 过去式 threatened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

威胁；恐吓；预示

动词

威胁；可能来临

释义与例句

v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

    威胁

    恐吓

    He threatened me with a knife.

  2. 2.

    To menace, or be dangerous.

    威胁

    恐吓

    有...危险

    The rocks threatened the ship's survival.

  3. 3.

    To portend, or give a warning of.

    The black clouds threatened heavy rain.

  4. 4.

    To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.

    The new information threatened our original hypothesis.

  5. 5.

    To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.

    比喻

    The player quickly surmised that things weren't kosher and the suddenly wiser ballplayer threatened the world record for the fifty-yard dash as he sought safety. As Reynolds dived into the van, Dietz and the other players rolled with laughter.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 6

menace peril jeopardize endanger jeopardise imperil

上位词 10

be exist warn predict omen forecast bode augur foretell auspicate

下位词 1

offer

词源

From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equivalent to threat + -en.

来源：wiktionary