2012年新托福词汇记忆:threaten& j; E% x, K2 B/ W1 o) v Q B2 g
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[Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (with sth) make a threat or threats against sb;try to influence sb by threats 恐吓或威胁某人: threaten an employee with dismissal 以开除要挟雇员 5 W9 z. @! X/ g& H2 u- u, j5 K
例:My attacker threatened me with a gun. 攻击我的人用枪威胁我.中 华 考 试 网1 U+ Y K n. b3 t+ M5 \
[Tn, Tt] use (sth) as a threat 用(某事)相要挟: He threatened legal action. 他以起诉相要挟.
3 v0 G7 ], O* f! \/ X 例:The hijackers threatened to kill all the passengers if their demands were not met. 劫机者扬言若不满足他们的要求, 就把乘客都杀死.
1 n h3 C% N/ t (a) [It, Tn] give warning of (sth) 预示(某事): It keeps threatening to snow, ie Snow seems likely all the time. 天总像是要下雪.
6 j* T; V' j6 G1 E2 p" q 例:The clouds threatened rain. 有乌云预示要下雨.
( d* N, v$ d, G3 F% e2 b6 k (b) [I, It] seem likely to occur or to do sth undesirable 似将发生;似将做出令人不快的事: under a threatening sky 在阴沉的天空下 ' w" t& _# e1 E1 \) j2 o& H. X) m
例:If a gale threatens, do not go to sea. 假若要起风, 就不要出海./ X/ ]6 ~2 {/ ]0 v1 ^& B: Z
例:a mistake that threatens to be costly 可能造成重大损失的错误.
" X2 h5 T& m& O* G1 M [Tn] be a threat to (sb/sth) 对(某人[某事])构成威胁: the dangers that threaten us 威胁着我们的种种危险 3 i( ]! D$ V) H0 i5 j# f
例:a species threatened by/with extinction 有灭绝之虞的物种.
/ [5 s: `! y( f0 K3 Z 2)threateningly
, j V) c; j2 a$ }1 S adv: The dog growled at me threateningly.那条狗对着我狂吠, 很吓人. |