threaten

/ˈθret(ə)n/📚 1401 136 4四级六级考研托福
If a person threatens to do something bad to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will hurt you in some way, especially if you do not do what they want. 威胁

verb [vt. 及物动词]威胁,恐吓;危及,对…构成威胁;预示凶兆,有…危险

He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town.

threaten 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 62 Afer the fire threaten 动词: 威胁
单词造句:

威胁的

threaten to do sth. 威胁着要做……(与人相连);有迹象表明……

  • It threatened to rain. 有迹象表明天要下雨了。

threaten A with B 用B来威胁A

  • threaten sb. with sth. 以……来威胁/恐吓某人
  • The thief threatened him with a knife.
  • The whole village is threatened with destruction.
  • threaten the village with destruction