单词 | threat |
释义 | threat (once / 58 pages) n A threat is an impending danger that has the potential to cause serious harm — it just hasn't done so yet. In The Wizard of Oz, the huge tornado that spiraled across the Kansas countryside posed a threat to the little girl named Dorothy in its path. If a huge thug carrying an equally huge knife approaches you in a dark alley and demands, "Your wallet or your life," you feel the imminent threat. Your safety is at risk, especially if you don't hand over that wallet. Threats don't have to be big and scary, though. An extra-large slice of chocolate cake isn't armed and dangerous, but it's still a serious threat to any dieter who's trying to cut calories. Or, you could see a gray cloud as promising the threat of rain showers. WORD FAMILYthreat: threaten, threats+/threaten: threatened, threatening, threatens/threatening: threateningly, unthreatening/unthreatening: unthreateningly USAGE EXAMPLESThese aren’t your typical protests but are our young democracy’s natural response to an urgent existential threat. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Once they’re inside, it becomes extraordinarily difficult to try the guilty or release those who are no longer a threat. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) He said that he was motivated by a sense of instability because of the threat of terrorism and the conflict in Ukraine. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another his threat to kill me was quite explicit Hypo|Hyper commination a threat of divine punishment or vengeance menacea threat or the act of threatening declaration a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) 2n a warning that something unpleasant is imminent they were under threat of arrest Hyper warning a message informing of danger 3n something that is a source of danger earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan Syn|Hypo|Hyper menace yellow peril the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples danger a cause of pain or injury or loss 4n a person who inspires fear or dread Syn|Hyper scourge, terror individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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