1. | [t] 扬言要；威胁；恐吓to say that you will cause trouble, hurt sb, etc. if you do not get what you want |
They broke my windows and threatened me. 他们砸碎我的窗子并威胁我。 | |
The attacker threatened them with a gun. 袭击者用枪威胁他们。 | |
He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work. 他受到警告，如果继续上班迟到，就被辞退。 | |
The threatened strike has been called off. 扬言要进行的罢工被取消了。 | |
The hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met. 劫机者要挟说，如果他们的要求得不到满足，他们每过一小时就杀死一名乘客。 | |
They threatened that passengers would be killed. 他们要挟说要杀死乘客。 |
2. | [i][t] 预示凶兆；有…危险to seem likely to happen or cause sth unpleasant |
A storm was threatening. 暴风雨即将来临。 | |
This dispute threatens to split the party. 这一分歧可能会造成党的分裂。 | |
The clouds threatened rain. 乌云密布预示大雨将至。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 危及；对…构成威胁to be a danger to sth |
Pollution is threatening marine life. 污染正危及海洋生物。 |
