threating
基本解释
- n.威胁;恐吓;凶兆
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的reat,意为众人,军队。
用法辨析
- threat属于类名词,句子We disregarded all his threats里的threats不能以它的单数形式threat出现;
- threat后可接to的不定式。The tenants disregarded their landlord's threat to expel them. 这些租客完全漠视房东要把他们驱赶出去的威胁。
- threat后可接不同的介词,如of,to等。There was then a continual threat of war. There was then a continual threat to peace.
词组短语
- carry out 〔fulfill, issue, make〕 a threat 进行恐吓
- use threats 使用恐吓
- burning 〔serious〕 threat 严重威胁
- direct threat 直接威胁
- security threat 对安全的威胁
- war threats 战争威胁
- under threat of 在…的威胁下
- threat against sb 's life 对某人生命的威胁
- threat of drought 干旱的威胁