threat

英 [θret]

美 [θret]

n.  威胁; 恐吓; 凶兆; 征兆; 构成威胁的人; 形成威胁的事物

复数：threats　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1363 / COCA.1066

牛津词典

noun

• 威胁；恐吓
  a statement in which you tell sb that you will punish or harm them, especially if they do not do what you want
  1. to make threats against sb
     对某人进行威胁
  2. She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign.
     对于将辞职的要挟付诸行动，她已做好了思想准备。
  3. He received death threats from right-wing groups.
     他收到了右翼团体的死亡恐吓。
  4. crimes involving violence or the threat of violence
     涉及暴力或暴力威胁的罪行
• 凶兆；征兆
  the possibility of trouble, danger or disaster
  1. These ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments.
     新道路开发可能对这些古老的林地造成破坏。
  2. There is a real threat of war.
     确有可能发生战争。
• 构成威胁的人；形成威胁的事物
  a person or thing that is likely to cause trouble, danger, etc.
  1. He is unlikely to be a threat to the Spanish player in the final.
     相信他不会在决赛中对这位西班牙运动员形成威胁。
  2. Drugs pose a major threat to our society.
     毒品成为对社会的一大威胁。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 构成威胁的人(或事物);祸根
  Athreat toa person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. Athreatis also the cause of this danger.
  1. Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships...
     有些夫妇把单身女人看成是对他们婚姻的威胁。
  2. The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly...
     飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。
  3. All countries in the region had the right to protect themselves against external threat.
     该地区的所有国家都有权保护本国免受外来威胁。
• N-COUNT 威胁;恐吓
  Athreatis a statement by someone that they will do something unpleasant, especially if you do not do what they want.
  1. He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign...
     他也许会被迫把自己的辞职威胁付诸行动。
  2. The priest remains in hiding after threats by former officials of the ousted dictatorship...
     受到被驱逐下台的独裁政府官员的威胁后，那个牧师一直藏匿不出。
  3. The last journalist to interview him received a death threat...
     上次去采访他的记者受到了死亡恐吓。
• PHRASE 受到威胁
  If a person or thing isunder threat, there is a danger that something unpleasant might be done to them, or that they might cease to exist.
  1. 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。
  2. She lives daily under threat of violence...
     她每天都生活在暴力威胁之下。
  3. Even the most security-conscious computer user is under constant threat from computer viruses.
     即使是有强烈安全意识的计算机用户也时刻处于计算机病毒入侵的威胁下。
  4. Britain's rarest breeding birds are under threat from fanatical and selfish egg collectors.
     英国最珍贵的种鸟正因为那些狂热而自私的鸟蛋收集者而面临着威胁。

英英释义

noun

• declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
  1. his threat to kill me was quite explicit
• a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
  1. they were under threat of arrest
• a person who inspires fear or dread
  1. he was the terror of the neighborhood
  Synonym:terrorscourge
• something that is a source of danger
  1. earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
  Synonym:menace

双语例句

• Even the most security-conscious computer user is under constant threat from computer viruses.
  即使是有强烈安全意识的计算机用户也时刻处于计算机病毒入侵的威胁下。
• The last journalist to interview him received a death threat
  上次去采访他的记者受到了死亡恐吓。
• But in order to maintain a credible threat of intervention, we have to maintain a credible alliance.
  然而，为了保持确实有效的干预威胁，我们必须维持可靠的联盟。
• The threat of global warming will eventually force the US to slow down its energy consumption.
  全球变暖的威胁将最终迫使美国减缓能源消耗。
• It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds them together.
  遭受迫害的记忆和威胁把他们紧紧联系在一起。
• She lives daily under threat of violence
  她每天都生活在暴力威胁之下。
• The immediate security threat has disappeared.
  直接的安全威胁已不复存在了。
• The threat of nuclear war has diminished
  核战争的威胁已经减小了。
• The threat of inflation is already evident in bond prices.
  通货膨胀的危险在证券价格上已经表现得很明显。
• 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。