释义 |
threat /thret/ noun- A declaration or indication of an intention to inflict harm, punish or hurt
- An appearance of impending evil
- A source of danger (with to)
transitive verb and intransitive verb (Shakespeare, Milton, Byron, etc)To threaten ORIGIN: OE thrēat (noun), thrēatian (verb), thrēatnian (verb); cf Ger verdriessen to tremble, L trūdere to thrust threatˈen transitive verb - To offer a threat of, or against
- To intimidate by threats
- To seem to impend over
- To indicate danger of, or to, to portend
intransitive verb- To use threats
- To give warning that something is likely to happen
- To portend evil
threatˈened adjective threatˈener noun threatˈening noun adjective - Menacing
- Portending danger or evil
- (of the sky) heavily clouded over, promising rain, stormy weather, etc
threatˈeningly adverb threatˈful adjective Menacing |