单词 | threat |
释义 | threat 1 ENTRIES FOUND: threat (noun) threat /ˈθrɛt/ noun plural threats threat /ˈθrɛt/ noun plural threats Learner's definition of THREAT 1 : a statement saying you will be harmed if you do not do what someone wants you to do威胁;恐吓 [count] He was willing to use violence and threats to get what he wanted.为得到他想要的,他会使用暴力和威胁手段。 She ignored their threats and continued to do what she felt was right.她不理会他们的威胁,继续做她觉得正确的事。 bomb/death threats炸弹/死亡威胁 He carried out his threat. [=he did the thing that he threatened to do]他把他的威胁付诸行动。 She said she would leave him, but he knew it was an idle/empty threat. [=he knew that she did not mean it]她说她会离开他,但他知道那只是空口威胁。 [noncount] an action done under threat [=done by someone who has been threatened with harm]迫于威胁做出的行为 2 a [count] : someone or something that could cause trouble, harm, etc.构成威胁的人(或事物);隐患 — usually singular通常用单数 The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.这个国家是世界和平的巨大/主要/严重威胁。 He perceived the question as a threat to his authority.他认为这个问题对他的权威构成了威胁。 These people are not a threat to the social order.这些人不会对社会秩序构成威胁。 Their financial problems are a threat to their marriage.他们的经济问题是他们婚姻的隐患。 b : the possibility that something bad or harmful could happen凶兆;不祥之兆 [count] — usually singular通常用单数 We can't ignore the threat posed by nuclear weapons.我们不能忽视核武器的威胁。 The weather forecast calls for cloudy skies with a threat of rain.天气预报说多云,可能会下雨。 There is a real threat of civil war.确实有可能发生内战。 [noncount] a country under threat of civil war面临内战威胁的国家 |
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