基本释义
- adj.
- 胁迫的; 险恶的; 凶兆的; （天气等）要变坏的
- v.
- 恐吓; 威胁; 预示（某事）(threaten的现在分词)
词性变化
- 副词:threateningly;
实用例句
threatening letters
恐吓信
牛津词典
threatening behaviour
威胁行为
牛津词典
The sky was dark and threatening.
天空乌云密布，阴沉沉的。
牛津词典
He glared at her threateningly.
他气势汹汹地瞪着她。
牛津词典
The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour...
警方本可指控他们恐吓。
She said Denny had received a threatening letter and asked me if I sent it.
她说丹尼收到一封恐吓信，并问是不是我寄的。
The salesman scared the old lady into signing the paper by threatening to take away the goods.
推销员扬言要把货拿走,吓得那老妇人在单据上签了字.
《简明英汉词典》
His words slowly relaxed her threatening attitude.
他的言语慢慢地缓和了她的威胁态度.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生.
《简明英汉词典》
Terrorist attacks were threatening to destabilize the government.
恐怖袭击威胁着政府的稳定。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Jack Frost was threatening to kill the new plants.
霜降危及新作物的存活。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
People are becoming more sensitized to the dangers threatening the environment.
人们对危害环境的各种因素有越来越强的意识。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane.
恐怖分子扬言要炸毁飞机。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The sky was dark and threatening.
天空乌云密布，阴沉沉的。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
He has accused her of threatening to gouge his eyes out.
他指控她曾威胁要挖出他的眼睛。
柯林斯例句
The fire is threatening about sixty homes, and residents have evacuated the area.
大火正威胁着大约60户人家，居民已经从该地区撤离。
柯林斯例句
I can see why you believed my letters were threatening but I never meant them to be.
我能理解你为什么认为我的信是在吓唬人，但是我绝无此意。
柯林斯例句
My boyfriend was threatening to finish with me.
男友威胁说要和我分手。
柯林斯例句
Parisian taxi drivers are threatening to mount a blockade to turn the screw on the government.
巴黎出租车司机们正威胁阻塞交通以对政府进一步施压。
柯林斯例句
The commission pinpoints inadequate housing as a basic problem threatening village life.
该委员会明确指出住房不足是威胁村民生活的根本问题。
柯林斯例句
He looked tall and powerful and, with his dark, watchful face, a little threatening.
他看上去又高又壮，面色黝黑，满脸警觉，真叫人有点害怕。
柯林斯例句
They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition.
他们威胁要退出执政联盟，让政府垮台。
柯林斯例句
Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law.
猥亵和恐吓电话都是违法的。
柯林斯例句
Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
大型超市的掠夺性价格正威胁着小商店的生计。
柯林斯例句
Public worries about accidents are threatening the very existence of the nuclear power industry.
公众对事故的担忧正威胁着核能工业的生存。
柯林斯例句
The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour.
警方本可指控他们恐吓。
柯林斯例句
You may find that just threatening this course of action will produce the desired effect.
你会发现只要威胁说将会采取这一行动就能取得预期的效果。
柯林斯例句
真题例句
A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations.
2016年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section AEarlier this month a separate study found that a combination of climate change and industrial fishing is threatening the krill (磷虾) population in Antarctic waters, with a potentially disastrous impact on whales, seals and penguins.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section CHowever, today is a new era in which taking antibiotics can cause some very dangerous and potentially life threatening situations.
2017年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section BIndustrial fishing for krill in the unspoilt waters around Antarctica is threatening the future of one of the world's last great wildernesses, according to a new report.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CThe black slaves from Guinea and Angola have demanded to be well treated, threatening to refuse to have children.
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BWhen he reads of the threatening foreign situation, the mounting national debt, rising taxes, falling market, scarce housing, and cancer.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文When he selects news of the other kind, he usually withdraws from the world of threatening reality toward the dream world.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文Even as we humans count on forests to soak up a good share of the carbon dioxide we produce, we are threatening their ability to do so.
2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section ⅡPlanning ahead should eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup, and all fruits threatening to "go off" will be cooked or juice.
2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ英英释义
1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;
"a baleful look"
"forbidding thunderclouds"
"his tone became menacing"
"ominous rumblings of discontent"
"sinister storm clouds"
"a sinister smile"
"his threatening behavior"
"ugly black clouds"
"the situation became ugly"
2. darkened by clouds;
"a heavy sky"