threatens

英 [ˈθretnz] 美 [ˈθretnz]

v.  扬言要; 威胁; 恐吓; 预示凶兆; 有…危险; 危及; 对…构成威胁
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  1. VERB 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. If you threaten me or use any force, I shall inform the police.
      你要是威胁我或是动武，我就报警。
  2. VERB 危害到;威胁到
    If something or someone threatens a person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing.
    1. 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。
    2. 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. 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。
  3. VERB (坏事)可能发生，将要发生
    If something unpleasant threatens to happen, it seems likely to happen.
    1. 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。
    2. 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
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双语例句

  1. Illiteracy threatens Britain's industrial performance. But, quite apart from that, the individual who can't read or write is unlikely to get a job
    文盲的存在影响着英国的产业效益。但是，除此以外，更重要的是那些不具备读写能力的人也不太可能找到工作。
  2. He risks defeat in the referendum which he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
    他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的“公投”，但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。
  3. He threatens to dock her fee
    他威胁要扣掉她的服务费。
  4. Argentina's erratic inflation rate threatens to upset the plans.
    阿根廷动荡不定的通货膨胀率可能会破坏那些计划。
  5. This political row threatens to grow into a full blown crisis.
    这场政治争端有可能演化成一场全面爆发的危机。
  6. Widespread political and economic disarray threatens to make the constitution meaningless
    四处蔓延的政治和经济混乱可能会使宪法变得可有可无。
  7. It is a movement that threatens the choice of the people and threatens to install a theocratic state.
    这是场威胁到人民选择权的运动，是场有可能建立神权政体的运动。
  8. 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。
  9. The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement
    持续的战斗会破坏希望通过谈判来达成协议的努力。
  10. The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
    铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害，都快散了。
  11. It threatens to rain. I don't feel like going out.
    怕有雨，我懒得上街。
  12. Trollope's hero and anti-hero personify the excess of virtue and the excess of vice which in his philosophy threatens the British golden mean.
    特罗洛普的小说的主角与非正统派主角把过分的善与过分的恶都人格化了，这按照他的哲学威胁着英国的中庸之道。
  13. We do know that a new crisis threatens both humans and vampires.
    我们知道一场新的危机威胁着人类和吸血鬼。
  14. China's development harms no one and threatens no one.
    中国的发展不损害任何人，也不威胁任何人。
  15. This threatens us all.
    这是对我们所有人的威胁。
  16. Similarly, Tor is free software that defends you against Internet surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy.
    相同地，Tor是一个免费的软件&保护你不被威胁个人自由和隐私，免于网络监视。
  17. Rat plague threatens grasslands in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia.
    鼠疫威胁新疆和内蒙大草原。
  18. Which threatens their hold on power.
    这威胁到了他们的权力。
  19. It is less easy to excuse when it threatens the fragile social arrangements on which economic security depends.
    但如果这么做威胁到了经济安全所依赖的脆弱社会安排，那就不能轻易谅解了。
  20. Personally, I believe that cigarette production and consumption threatens to do more harm than good.
    我个人认为，卷烟生产和消费的威胁做弊大于利。
  21. This threatens us because it takes away our competitiveness.
    这对我们构成了威胁，因为它削弱了我们的竞争力。
  22. The commuter network's unreliability threatens the City's precious international competitiveness.
    交通网络的不可靠威胁到了该城市宝贵的国际竞争力。
  23. This threatens to intensify the global economic slowdown if not managed properly.
    如果不加以合理控制，这可能会加剧全球经济放缓。
  24. It is this spiral that threatens the American economy and the global financial system.
    正是这种螺旋式下降在威胁美国经济与全球金融体系。
  25. HIV/ AIDS threatens the stability of entire regions and nations.
    艾滋病毒/艾滋病威胁着所有区域和国家的稳定。
  26. This not only threatens Mexico's future national income but also buoys international oil prices.
    这不仅威胁着墨西哥未来的国民收入，还推高了国际油价。
  27. This hurts the poor and threatens sovereignty.
    这伤害了穷人，也威胁到主权。
  28. The anti-science brigade threatens our progress and our prosperity.
    反科学的势力威胁着我们社会的进步和繁荣。
  29. Rick really threatens you somehow.
    瑞克真的恐吓你了。
  30. And I think that that threatens to undermine the objectivity.
    我认为这威胁到了公正性。
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