单词 | threatened |
释义 | threatened (once / 170 pages) adj WORD FAMILY threaten: threatened, threatening, threatens+/threat: threaten, threats/threatening: threateningly, unthreatening/unthreatening: unthreateningly USAGE EXAMPLESA band of armed men broke into his home, tied up the family and threatened to kill them if they fought back. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) “They threatened execution many times,” Mr. Garratt said with a shudder. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Authorities say state police shot and killed Robison when he refused commands and threatened officers. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) adj (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one Syn vulnerable susceptible to attack |
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