threatens
- v.威胁;危及;恐吓;对…构成威胁;扬言要;有…危险;预示凶兆
- threaten的第三人称单数
threatens
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VERB 威胁;恐吓
If a person threatens to do something unpleasant to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want.He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town...
他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。
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VERB 危害到;威胁到
If something or someone threatens a person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing.The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers...
新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的饭碗。
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VERB (坏事)可能发生,将要发生
If something unpleasant threatens to happen, it seems likely to happen.The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war...
这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争。
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See also:threatened;threatening
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Every time they quarrel , Vera always threatens to leave .
每当他们争吵时,维拉总扬言要出走。
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The husband , furious , threatens to kill the American .
她的丈夫非常愤怒,扬言要杀掉美国人。
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This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society .
这是威胁社会基本结构的趋势。
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The disease threatens to wipe out the entire population .
这种疾病有可能毁灭整个种群。
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Disaster threatens on every side .
灾祸四伏。
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If she threatens to leave , it should bring him to his senses .
假如她威胁着要走,说不定他会清醒过来。
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Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down .
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦,这是不可能的。
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The government 's political and economic reforms threaten to plunge the country into chaos
政府的政治和经济改革可能会使国家陷入混乱局面。
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This political row threatens to grow into a full blown crisis .
这场政治争端有可能演化成一场全面爆发的危机。
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If you threaten me or use any force , I shall inform the police .
你要是威胁我或是动武,我就报警。
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Loss of confidence could trigger a run on Citibank that would threaten the entire financial system .
民众信心的丧失可能导致花旗银行出现挤兑,从而威胁到整个金融体系。
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Even after their divorce he continued to stalk and threaten her .
即使在离婚后他仍继续纠缠和威胁她。
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The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers
新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的饭碗。
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The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement
持续的战斗会破坏希望通过谈判来达成协议的努力。
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Some banks also have a hit list of people whom they threaten to sue for damages .
一些银行还列出一个黑名单,威胁要控告这些人,要求赔偿损失。
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Argentina 's erratic inflation rate threatens to upset the plans .
阿根廷动荡不定的通货膨胀率可能会破坏那些计划。
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Will severe selection standards create elitism and threaten the Olympic ethic of participation ?
严格的选拔标准是否会造成精英主义,进而危及奥林匹克重在参与的理念呢?
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We are reproducing ourselves at such a rate that our numbers threaten the ecology of the planet .
我们的繁衍速度太快,以至于人口数量对地球的生态系统造成了威胁。
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Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould or similarly protected if frost threatens .
如果霜冻来临,植物必须盖上腐叶土或用类似方法加以保护。
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She could threaten to play her trump card , an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures .
她可能会威胁要拿出她的杀手锏:出自传来爆料糗事。
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It is a movement that threatens the choice of the people and threatens to install a theocratic state .
这是场威胁到人民选择权的运动,是场有可能建立神权政体的运动。
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They threaten them with violence .
他们对其进行暴力威胁。
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He threatens to dock her fee
他威胁要扣掉她的服务费。
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I must be careful not to tread on their toes . My job is to challenge , but not threaten them .
我必须小心谨慎,不能得罪他们。我的工作是挑战他们,而不是威胁他们。
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The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel .
铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害,都快散了。
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He risks defeat in the referendum which he called , but which threatens to boomerang against him .
他冒着失败的危险进行他所谓的“公投”,但这恐怕会反过来对他不利。
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Illiteracy threatens Britain 's industrial performance . But , quite apart from that , the individual who can 't read or write is unlikely to get a job
文盲的存在影响着英国的产业效益。但是,除此以外,更重要的是那些不具备读写能力的人也不太可能找到工作。
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Soaring prices could threaten the economic stability of the country .
飞涨的物价可能威胁到那个国家的经济稳定。
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This scandal threatens to ruin his chances in the election .
这桩丑闻威胁到他的竞选前途。
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It threatens to rain . I don 't feel like going out .
怕有雨,我懒得上街。