[N-VAR 可变名词]构成威胁的人(或事物);祸根 A threat to a person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. A threat is also the cause of this danger.
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Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships...
有些夫妇把单身女人看成是对他们婚姻的威胁。
The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly...
飓风中心警告人们,不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。
All countries in the region had the right to protect themselves against external threat.
该地区的所有国家都有权保护本国免受外来威胁。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]威胁;恐吓 A threat is a statement by someone that they will do something unpleasant, especially if you do not do what they want.
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He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign...
他也许会被迫把自己的辞职威胁付诸行动。
The priest remains in hiding after threats by former officials of the ousted dictatorship...
受到被驱逐下台的独裁政府官员的威胁后,那个牧师一直藏匿不出。
The last journalist to interview him received a death threat...
上次去采访他的记者受到了死亡恐吓。
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[PHRASE 短语]受到威胁 If a person or thing is under threat, there is a danger that something unpleasant might be done to them, or that they might cease to exist.
[oft PHR of/from n]
His position as leader will be under threat at a party congress due next month...
在定于下月举行的党代表大会上,他的领导地位将受到威胁。
She lives daily under threat of violence...
她每天都生活在暴力威胁之下。
Even the most security-conscious computer user is under constant threat from computer viruses.
即使是有强烈安全意识的计算机用户也时刻处于计算机病毒入侵的威胁下。
Britain's rarest breeding birds are under threat from fanatical and selfish egg collectors.
英国最珍贵的种鸟正因为那些狂热而自私的鸟蛋收集者而面临着威胁。
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threat★/θret; NAmEθret/noun1★[countable , uncountable ]threat(to do sth) a statement in which you tell sb that you will punish or harm them, especially if they do not do what you want 威胁;恐吓◆to make threats against sb对某人进行威胁◆She is prepared to carry out her threatto resign. 她以辞职作为要挟,已准备好付诸行动。◆He received death threatsfrom right-wing groups. 他收到了右翼团体的死亡恐吓。◆crimes involving violence or the threat of violence涉及暴力或暴力威胁的罪行2★[uncountable , countable, usually singular ]the possibility of trouble, danger or disaster 坏事发生的可能◆These ancient woodlands are under threatfrom new road developments. 新道路的开发可能对这些古老的林地造成破坏。◆There is a real threat of war.确有战争的征兆。3★[countable , usually singular ]threat(to sth) a person or thing that is likely to cause trouble, danger, etc. 构成威胁的人;形成威胁的事物◆He is unlikely to be a threat to the Spanish player in the final.相信他不会在决赛中对这位西班牙运动员形成威胁。◆Drugs pose a major threat toour society. 毒品成为对社会的一大威胁。threatthreatsthreat/θret; NAmEθret/
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threatthreat /θret/ ●●●S3W2 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] a statement in which you tell someone that you will cause them harm or trouble if they do not do what you want: Your threats don’t scare me.threat of the threat of military invasionthreat from He says his family received phone threats from the group.threats made against his wife and children Nichols never carried out his threat to resign. The government will not give in to terrorist threats. She dismissed the statement as an empty threat. They warned him with veiled threats not to mention anything he had witnessed. The police are investigating death threats made against the two men. Officials at the school say they received a bomb threat at approximately 11:30 a.m. today.2[countable usually singular] the possibility that something very bad will happenthreat of the threat of faminethreat from According to the Secretary of State, the Russians face no threat from an expanded NATO.under threat The area remains under threat from commercial developers.be under threat of closure/attack etc (=be likely to be closed, attacked etc) The program is under threat of closure due to lack of funding.3[countable usually singular] someone or something that is regarded as a possible dangerthreat to The fighting is a major threat to stability in the region.present/pose a threat (to somebody/something) Pollution poses a threat to fish.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsmake/issue a threat· Neighbours say that they heard Gardiner make threats against his wife.carry out a threat (=do what you threatened to do)· She ought to have carried out her threat to go to the police.give in to a threat (=do what something wants you to do after they threaten you)· The government is not going to give in to terrorist threats.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + threata death threat (=a threat to kill someone)· Scientists involved in the research have received death threats.a bomb threat· The station was closed because of a bomb threat.an empty/idle threat (=one that is not sincere)· She was not a woman to make idle threats.a veiled threat (=one that is not made directly)· The emails contained thinly veiled threats of harm.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 2 & 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + threata serious/major threat· Bad air quality poses a serious threat to public health.the greatest/biggest threat· The greatest threat to our planet is global warming.a real threat· These measures pose a real threat to the future of agriculture.a potential threat· The group remains a potential threat to the regime.an immediate threat (=the possibility that something bad will happen very soon)· The volcano erupted on Thursday but there is no immediate threat to nearby towns.a direct threat· The workers destroyed the textile machinery which they saw as a direct threat to their jobs.a military threat· Each country regarded the other as a major military threat.a terrorist threat· U.S. officials underestimated the terrorist threat before the June 25 bombing.verbspose/present a threat· The rebels do not pose a serious threat to the armed forces.represent a threat· He is not afraid, because you represent no threat to him.counter/combat a threat· We must work together to counter the threat of state terrorism.face a threat (=likely to be affected by something)· The factory is facing the threat of closure.meet a threat (=deal with it)· We must transform our armed forces to meet emerging threats.
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