threatening

'θretniŋ
Collins 3

英文释义

v pose a threat to; present a danger to
v to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
v to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
s threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
s darkened by clouds

中文翻译

a. 胁迫的, 危险的
[法] 威胁的, 恐吓的, 危险的

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Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
11,096
BNC 频率
11,078
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记忆技巧

threatening由词根threat（威胁）和后缀-ening（表示动作或状态）构成，表示正在进行的威胁行为。

例句

1. The dark clouds looked threatening before the storm.
暴风雨来临前，乌云看起来很威胁。
2. He received a threatening message on his phone.
他在手机上收到了威胁性的短信。
3. The dog was barking in a threatening way.
那只狗以一种威胁的方式吠叫。

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