threat

T0183500 (thrĕt)n.1. An expression of an intention to inflict pain, harm, or punishment.2. An indication of impending danger or harm: a threat of frost in the air.3. One that is regarded as a possible source of harm or danger: viewed the stranger as a threat to the community.4. The condition of being in danger or at risk: under threat of attack.tr.v. threat·ed, threat·ing, threats Archaic To threaten.

[Middle English, from Old English thrēat, oppression; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]

threat

(θrɛt) n1. a declaration of the intention to inflict harm, pain, or misery2. an indication of imminent harm, danger, or pain3. a person or thing that is regarded as dangerous or likely to inflict pain or miseryvb an archaic word for threaten[Old English; related to Old Norse thraut, Middle Low German drōt]

threat

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n. 1. a declaration of an intention to inflict punishment, injury, etc., as in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course. 2. an indication or warning of probable trouble. 3. a person or thing that threatens. v.t., v.i. 4. Archaic. to threaten. [before 900; Middle English threte, Old English thrēat pressure, c. Old Norse thraut hardship]

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boast - First meant "threaten" or "threat."
gunboat diplomacy - Foreign policy carried out with the backing of the threat or use of military force.
ostrichism - Self-delusion, a refusal to cope with something, such as a threat—figuratively hiding one's head in the sand, as the animal is mistakenly thought to do.
threat - A word for a throng or crowd of people.

Threat

a crowd; a multitude of people; a group of men in an attacking mood. See also throng.

threat

Past participle: threated
Gerund: threating

Imperative
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Present
I threat
you threat
he/she/it threats
we threat
you threat
they threat

Preterite
I threated
you threated
he/she/it threated
we threated
you threated
they threated

Present Continuous
I am threating
you are threating
he/she/it is threating
we are threating
you are threating
they are threating

Present Perfect
I have threated
you have threated
he/she/it has threated
we have threated
you have threated
they have threated

Past Continuous
I was threating
you were threating
he/she/it was threating
we were threating
you were threating
they were threating

Past Perfect
I had threated
you had threated
he/she/it had threated
we had threated
you had threated
they had threated

Future
I will threat
you will threat
he/she/it will threat
we will threat
you will threat
they will threat

Future Perfect
I will have threated
you will have threated
he/she/it will have threated
we will have threated
you will have threated
they will have threated

Future Continuous
I will be threating
you will be threating
he/she/it will be threating
we will be threating
you will be threating
they will be threating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been threating
you have been threating
he/she/it has been threating
we have been threating
you have been threating
they have been threating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been threating
you will have been threating
he/she/it will have been threating
we will have been threating
you will have been threating
they will have been threating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been threating
you had been threating
he/she/it had been threating
we had been threating
you had been threating
they had been threating

Conditional
I would threat
you would threat
he/she/it would threat
we would threat
you would threat
they would threat

Past Conditional
I would have threated
you would have threated
he/she/it would have threated
we would have threated
you would have threated
they would have threated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	threat - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"menacedanger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"yellow peril - the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples
	2.	threat - a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"warning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"
	3.	threat - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"declaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)commination - a threat of divine punishment or vengeancemenace - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
	4.	threat - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"terror, scourgeindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

threat

noun1. danger, risk, hazard, menace, peril the threat of tropical storms2. threatening remark, menace, commination, intimidatory remark He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign.3. possibility, prospect, likelihood, chance, risk, danger, probability The company was reprieved from the threat of closure.4. warning, foreshadowing, foreboding The people who lived there felt a permanent sense of threat.

threat

noun1. An expression of the intent to hurt or punish another:intimidation, menace.2. An indication of impending danger or harm:foreboding, forewarning, thundercloud.Idioms: gathering clouds, storm clouds.3. One regarded as an imminent danger:menace, sword of Damocles.Idiom: clear and present danger.

Translations

威胁恐吓造成威胁的根源凶兆

threat

(θret) noun1. a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone. He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you. 恐吓，威胁 2. a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen. a threat of rain.凶兆3. a source of danger. His presence is a threat to our plan/success.造成威胁的根源ˈthreaten verb to make or be a threat (to). She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.威胁

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empty threat

A threat that is devoid of worth or meaning, one that cannot or was never intended to be carried out. The manager is always full of empty threats about docking our pay, but he'll never actually go through with it.See also: empty, threat

triple threat

A person who is very skilled or knowledgeable in three different but related skills, abilities, or fields. She has degrees in law, business, and socioeconomics, so she'll be a real triple threat for our company. He's a brilliant actor, singer, and dancer—the classic triple threat!See also: threat, triple

don't make threats you cannot carry out

Don't threaten to do something or punish someone unless you are both willing and able to do it. A: "If they keep grumbling like that, I'll just tell them that their pay will start getting docked." B: "Careful, Jim. You know that half the staff would walk out if you did that, and they know that too. Don't make threats you can't carry out."See also: cannot, carry, make, out, threat

don't make a threat you cannot carry out

Don't threaten to do something or punish someone unless you are both willing and able to do it. A: "If they keep grumbling like that, I'll just tell them that their pay will start getting docked." B: "Careful, Jim. You know that half the staff would walk out if you did that, and they know that too. Don't make a threat you can't carry out."See also: cannot, carry, make, out, threat

never make threats you cannot carry out

Don't threaten to do something or punish someone unless you are both willing and able to do it. A: "If they keep grumbling like that, I'll just tell them that their pay will start getting docked." B: "Careful, Jim. You know that half the staff would walk out if you did that, and they know that too. Never make threats you can't carry out."See also: cannot, carry, make, never, out, threat

never make a threat you cannot carry out

Don't threaten to do something or punish someone unless you are both willing and able to do it. A: "If they keep grumbling like that, I'll just tell them that their pay will start getting docked." B: "Careful, Jim. You know that half the staff would walk out if you did that, and they know that too. Never make a threat you can't carry out."See also: cannot, carry, make, never, out, threat

give (something) under (the) threat of (something)

To yield something because one has been pressured or coerced to do so. He's one of our best agents—I bet he only gave that classified government information under threat of death. I gave the headmaster the truth about the plagiarism epidemic in our grade under the threat of expulsion.See also: give, of, threat

going to tell

Ready to inform an authority figure of one's bad behavior. Aw man, she's going to tell Mom what we did.See also: going, tell

give something under (the) threat of something

to give something only because one is threatened. He gave the money under threat of exposure. I think that is blackmail. You are asked to give your testimony under the threat of being jailed if you don't.See also: give, of, threat

going to tell

and going to tattlea threat that one is going to report someone's misdeed to someone in authority. If you do that again, I'm going to tell! Sue just went to the teacher. She's going to tattle.See also: going, tell

Never make a threat you cannot carry out.

Prov. You should not threaten to do something you cannot do; otherwise, people will not believe you are serious when you threaten. Bill: If you don't stop being rude to me, I'll have you fired! Jane: You're not my boss. Never make a threat you cannot carry out.See also: cannot, carry, make, never, out, threat

triple threat

A person who is adept in three areas, as in She's a triple threat on the editorial staff-she can edit, write, and design pages. This term comes from football, where it signifies a player who is good at running, passing, and kicking. [c. 1920] Also see hat trick. See also: threat, triple

threat or a promise, is that a

Are you giving me bad news or good? According to lexicographer Eric Partridge, this was the soldier’s answer to the vulgar phrase, “Fuck you!” and dates from World War I or even earlier. In civilian language it came to be applied other than sexually, whenever a doubtful proposition was made. Partridge quoted Julian Symons’s A Three Pipe Problem (1975): “‘Goodbye, I advise you to keep out of my way.’ . . . She smelt of cigarette smoke and gin. ‘Next time, Mr. Holmes? Is that a threat or a promise?’”See also: that, threat

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don't make threats you cannot carry out

don't make a threat you cannot carry out

never make threats you cannot carry out

never make a threat you cannot carry out

give (something) under (the) threat of (something)

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give something under (the) threat of something

going to tell

Never make a threat you cannot carry out.

triple threat

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noun danger

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noun threatening remark

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noun possibility

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noun warning

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noun an expression of the intent to hurt or punish another

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noun an indication of impending danger or harm

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noun one regarded as an imminent danger

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noun something that is a source of danger

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noun a warning that something unpleasant is imminent

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noun declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another

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noun a person who inspires fear or dread

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