threatened

1. See also: Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated... The survey found that 4 per cent of people felt threatened by the sight of beggars. threaten

1. They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country
   他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。
2. They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.
   他们威胁，如果要求得不到满足就要以武力抵抗政府。
3. He had threatened to brain him then and there.
   他当时就威胁要打爆他的脑袋。
4. The opposition threatened a campaign of civil disobedience.
   反对党威胁发动民众进行非暴力反抗运动。
5. The group's teaching and methods threatened social cohesion.
   这个组织的教义和传教方式威胁到了社会的和谐统一。
6. She threatened legal action against the Sun for breach of copyright.
   她威胁说要对《太阳报》侵犯其著作权的行为采取法律措施。
7. They threatened to walk out if the party did not change direction
   他们威胁说，如果该党不改变方针，他们就将集体退席。
8. He threatened to disinherit her if she refused to obey.
   他威胁说如果她拒绝服从就剥夺她的继承权。
9. They were threatened with punishment if they disobeyed.
   他们受到恐吓，如若违抗就会受到惩罚。
10. She threatened to publicly expose his double life if he left her.
    她威胁说如果他离开她，她就将他双重人格的生活方式公之于众。
11. They threatened to exile her in southern Spain.
    他们威胁要将她流放到西班牙南部。
12. The guerrillas threatened to kill their hostages.
    这些游击队员威胁要杀死人质。
13. Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests.
    几百万人因干旱和歉收而受到饥饿的威胁。
14. They have threatened military action but held off until now.
    他们扬言要采取军事行动，但一直拖到现在。
15. The union has attacked the plan and threatened to lobby against it
    工会不但攻击该计划，而且还扬言要游说议员反对它。
16. We've always been marginalized, exploited, and constantly threatened.
    我们总是遭到排挤、剥削和不断的恐吓。
17. He claimed that he had been misquoted and he threatened to sue the magazine for libel
    他声称自己的话被错误地引用，并威胁说要以诽谤罪起诉这家杂志。
18. Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated.
    我们觉得受到威胁或遭受挫折时本能地会感到气愤。
19. Underneath this image of normalcy, addiction threatened to rip this family apart.
    在这一切正常的表象下潜伏的是将使这个家庭四分五裂的毒瘾。
20. I pulled a knife and threatened her.
    我拔出刀威胁她。
21. Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by.
    开种族主义色彩的玩笑是因为我们想羞辱那些对我们构成了威胁的其他种族。
22. Larry's landlord threatened not to renew his lease
    拉里的房东威胁说不跟他续租。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
    目前，30%的爬行动物、鸟类和鱼类面临灭绝的危险。
26. The survey found that 4 per cent of people felt threatened by the sight of beggars.
    调查发现，4%的人看见乞丐时会觉得危险。
27. When the political climate tilted towards fundamentalism he was threatened
    当政治气候倾向于原教旨主义时，他受到了威胁。
28. They threatened to tow away my car
    他们威胁要拖走我的车。
29. There's no snake known that will habitually attack human beings unless threatened with its life
    除非自己的生命受到了威胁，已知的蛇中还没有习惯性地攻击人类的。
30. They threatened to shut down the factory.
    他们威胁着要关闭这家工厂。

adj

1. (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
   1. the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one