threatened

英 [ˈθretnd]

美 [ˈθretnd]

adj.  受到威胁的;感到危险的
v.  扬言要; 威胁; 恐吓; 预示凶兆; 有…危险; 危及; 对…构成威胁
threaten的过去分词和过去式

过去式：threatened　过去分词：threatened　

Collins.1 / BNC.9665 / COCA.11611

柯林斯词典

• See also:Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated...The survey found that 4 per cent of people felt threatened by the sight of beggars.threaten

英英释义

adj

• (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
  1. the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one

双语例句

• They were threatened with punishment if they disobeyed.
  他们受到恐吓，如若违抗就会受到惩罚。
• The group's teaching and methods threatened social cohesion.
  这个组织的教义和传教方式威胁到了社会的和谐统一。
• We've always been marginalized, exploited, and constantly threatened.
  我们总是遭到排挤、剥削和不断的恐吓。
• The union has attacked the plan and threatened to lobby against it
  工会不但攻击该计划，而且还扬言要游说议员反对它。
• He claimed that he had been misquoted and he threatened to sue the magazine for libel
  他声称自己的话被错误地引用，并威胁说要以诽谤罪起诉这家杂志。
• They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country
  他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。
• She threatened legal action against the Sun for breach of copyright.
  她威胁说要对《太阳报》侵犯其著作权的行为采取法律措施。
• There's no snake known that will habitually attack human beings unless threatened with its life
  除非自己的生命受到了威胁，已知的蛇中还没有习惯性地攻击人类的。
• He had threatened to brain him then and there.
  他当时就威胁要打爆他的脑袋。
• They threatened to exile her in southern Spain.
  他们威胁要将她流放到西班牙南部。