音标：['θretn]
vt. 恐吓, 威胁, 预示...的凶兆
vi. 威胁, 恫吓, 可能来临
【经】 威胁
相关词组:
threaten to do sth
threaten sb with death
在线英汉词典

threaten的短语、例句：

threaten v 1 [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
My attacker threatened me with a gun. 攻击我的人用枪威胁我. 2 [Tn, Tt] use (sth) as a threat 用（某事）相要挟
He threatened legal action. 他以起诉相要挟.
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. 3 (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.
The clouds threatened rain. 有乌云预示要下雨. (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
If a gale threatens, do not go to sea. 假若要起风, 就不要出海.
a mistake that threatens to be costly 可能造成重大损失的错误. 4 [Tn] be a threat to (sb/sth) 对（某人[某事]）构成威胁
the dangers that threaten us 威胁著我们的种种危险
a species threatened by/with extinction 有灭绝之虞的物种.> threateningly adv
The dog growled at me threateningly.那条狗对著我狂吠, 很吓人.