threat的意思|示意

美 / θret / 英 / θret /

n. 威胁,恐吓;构成威胁的人(或事物);凶兆,征兆;(律)恐吓,威胁

高中 / CET4 / CET6 / 考研 / IELTS / TOEFL GRE

复数 threats 第三人称单数 threats 现在分词 threating 过去式 threated 过去分词 threated


threat的用法详解

英语单词threat的用法讲解

英语单词threat可以指“威胁”或“恐吓”,一般可作名词或动词。作名词时,threat可指“潜在的危害或危险”,如:The country faces a major threat from the advancing floodwaters.(这个国家正面临逐渐淹没的洪水带来的重大威胁)。

作动词时,threat表示“威胁(某人/某物)”,其使用情况有两种:

1. threat + to-v:表示“威胁要做某事”,如:He threatened to sue us for libel.(他威胁要因诽谤向我们起诉)

2.threat + sb:表示“以某种危害或影响来威胁某人”,如:The workers were threatened with the sack.(工人们被威胁要被解雇)

有时,threat也可用作及物动词,如:They threatened the hostages with death.(他们对人质威胁要以死亡作为惩罚)

threat相关短语

1、 pose a threat 构成威胁;形成一种威胁

2、 security threat 保安巡逻,对安全的威胁;安全感胁

3、 triple threat (美)三面手

4、 imminent threat 紧迫的威胁;逼近的威胁

threat相关例句

The poisoned food has been removed from the shops and there is no threat to public health.

有毒食品已从商店取走,不会对公众健康造成威胁.

《简明英汉词典》

He received death threats from right-wing groups.

他收到了右翼团体的死亡恐吓。

牛津词典

I mistook her offer as a threat.

我把她的好心错看成威胁了。

《牛津词典》

They moved two destroyers into the area to counter the threat from the enemy battleship.

他们开了两艘驱逐舰进入这个地区,来反击敌人战舰的威胁.

《简明英汉词典》

It was a threat to world peace.

这是对世界和平的威胁。

《牛津词典》

This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health.

这会对农业和食物链造成威胁,由此而危及人的健康。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

His position as leader will be under threat at a party congress due next month...

在定于下月举行的党代表大会上,他的领导地位将受到威胁。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She lives daily under threat of violence...

她每天都生活在暴力威胁之下。

柯林斯高阶英语词典