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threatening

英 [ˈθretnɪŋ]

美 [ˈθretnɪŋ]

adj.  威胁的; 恐吓的; 阴沉沉的; 乌云密布的
v.  扬言要; 威胁; 恐吓; 预示凶兆; 有…危险; 危及; 对…构成威胁
threaten的现在分词

现在分词:threatening 

法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.11096 / COCA.11078

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 威胁的;恐吓的
      expressing a threat of harm or violence
      1. threatening letters
        恐吓信
      2. threatening behaviour
        威胁行为
    • 阴沉沉的;乌云密布的
      showing that bad weather is likely
      1. The sky was dark and threatening.
        天空乌云密布,阴沉沉的。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED (行为)有威胁性的,危险的
      You can describe someone's behaviour asthreateningwhen you think that they are trying to harm you.
      1. The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour...
        警方本可指控他们恐吓。
      2. 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。

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.
      发生在孟加拉湾的飓风正威胁着印度东部各邦。
    • 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。
    • My boyfriend was threatening to finish with me
      男友威胁说要和我分手。
    • The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane.
      恐怖分子扬言要炸毁飞机。
    • It warns that this is threatening marine life and livelihoods linked to fisheries and tourism.
      它警告说,这正在威胁着海洋生物以及渔业和旅游业的生计。
    • Do you keep all the threatening letters?
      你把所有的恐吓信都收起来了吗?
    • This weekend's fighting is threatening to burst into full-scale war
      本周末的冲突有升级成全面战争的危险。
    • 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。
    • My employer countered my request for more money by threatening to dismiss me.
      老板威胁要解雇我,回绝了我加薪的请求。