threating
基本解釋
- n.威脅；恐嚇；兇兆
詞源解說
- 直接源自古英語的reat，意為眾人，軍隊。
用法辨析
- threat屬于類名詞，句子We disregarded all his threats里的threats不能以它的單數(shù)形式threat出現(xiàn)；
- threat后可接to的不定式。The tenants disregarded their landlord's threat to expel them. 這些租客完全漠視房東要把他們驅(qū)趕出去的威脅。
- threat后可接不同的介詞，如of，to等。There was then a continual threat of war. There was then a continual threat to peace.
詞組短語
- carry out 〔fulfill, issue, make〕 a threat 進行恐嚇
- use threats 使用恐嚇
- burning 〔serious〕 threat 嚴(yán)重威脅
- direct threat 直接威脅
- security threat 對安全的威脅
- war threats 戰(zhàn)爭威脅
- under threat of 在…的威脅下
- threat against sb 's life 對某人生命的威脅
- threat of drought 干旱的威脅