threaten

中文意思

• v. 威脅
• v. 恐嚇
• v. 預示凶兆
• v. 可能來臨

英文解釋

• v. to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
• v. to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"

詞形變化

過去分詞

threatened

現在分詞

threatening

過去式

threatened

第三人稱單數

threatens

例句

1. v. 威脅

   Rising sea levels threaten many coastal cities around the world.

   海平面上升威脅著全球許多沿海城市。

2. v. 恐嚇

   The man tried to threaten the shopkeeper into giving him all the money.

   那名男子試圖恐嚇店家交出所有的錢。

3. v. 預示凶兆

   The dark, heavy clouds threaten a severe thunderstorm this afternoon.

   烏黑沉重的濃雲預示著今天下午將有強烈的雷陣雨。

4. v. 可能來臨

   A strike threatens to disrupt public transportation next week.

   一場罷工可能在下週來臨，進而影響大眾運輸。