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threaten 中文

EN[ˈθret.ən]
US
威胁, 恐吓

    Definition of threaten in English Dictionary

  • 动词 (Verb)SGthreatensPRthreateningPT, PPthreatened
    1. To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
      1. No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
    2. To menace, or be dangerous.
      1. The rocks threatened the ship's survival.
    3. To portend, or give a warning of.
      1. The black clouds threatened heavy rain.
    4. (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.).
    5. 更多范例
      1. 用于句中
        • His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave himself.
        • Studies of bats’ own escape behavior and how they employ their echolocation and audiovocal communication abilities under life threatening situations, however, are rare [12 ,13 ].
        • One can feel the threatening energy of the thought-forms left in the room after a tense fight.
    • 词类阶层 (Part-of-Speech Hierarchy)
      1. 动词
        • 报导动词
          • 作格动词
        相关连结:
        1. en threatened
        2. en threatening
        3. en threatens
        4. en threatener
        5. en threatenest
        资料来源: 维基词典

        Meaning of threaten for the defined word.

        在语法上,这个单字"threaten"是一个动词,更具体地来说,是一个报导动词和一个作格动词
        困难度: 级别 2
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        容易     ➨     困难
        明确性: 级别 8
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        明确的    ➨     多用途