threaten 音标拼音: [θr'ɛtən]
vt . 威胁,恐吓,恫吓;预示…的凶兆
vi . 威胁,恐吓,恫吓;似将发生,可能来临
威胁,恐吓,恫吓;预示…的凶兆威胁,恐吓,恫吓;似将发生,可能来临
threaten v 1 :
pose a threat to ;
present a danger to ; "
The pollution is endangering the crops " [
synonym : {
endanger }, {
jeopardize },
{
jeopardise }, {
menace }, {
threaten }, {
imperil }, {
peril }]
2 :
to utter intentions of injury or punishment against :"
He threatened me when I tried to call the police "
3 :
to be a menacing indication of something :"
The clouds threaten rain "; "
Danger threatens "
Threaten \
Threat "
en \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Threatened };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Threatening }.] [
OE . [
thorn ]
retenen .
See {
Threat },
v .
t .]
1 .
To utter threats against ;
to menace ;
to inspire with apprehension ;
to alarm ,
or attempt to alarm ,
as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable ;
to warn .
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Let us straitly threaten them ,
that they speak henceforth to no man in this name . --
Acts iv .
17 .
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2 .
To exhibit the appearance of (
something evil or unpleasant )
as approaching ;
to indicate as impending ;
to announce the conditional infliction of ;
as ,
to threaten war ;
to threaten death . --
Milton .
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The skies look grimly And threaten present blusters . --
Shak .
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Syn :
To menace .
Usage : {
Threaten }, {
Menace }.
Threaten is Anglo -
Saxon ,
and menace is Latin .
As often happens ,
the former is the more familiar term ;
the latter is more employed in formal style .
We are threatened with a drought ;
the country is menaced with war .
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By turns put on the suppliant and the lord :
Threatened this moment ,
and the next implored .
--
Prior .
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Of the sharp ax Regardless ,
that o '
er his devoted head Hangs menacing . --
Somerville .
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Threaten \
Threat "
en \,
v .
i .
To use threats ,
or menaces ;
also ,
to have a threatening appearance .
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Though the seas threaten ,
they are merciful . --
Shak .
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144 Moby Thesaurus words for "
threaten ":
abuse ,
admonish ,
advise ,
afflict ,
aggrieve ,
alert ,
anticipate ,
apprehend ,
approach ,
augur ,
await ,
be destined ,
be fated ,
be imminent ,
be in store ,
be to be ,
be to come ,
befoul ,
bewitch ,
blight ,
bludgeon ,
bluster ,
bluster out of ,
bode ,
brew ,
browbeat ,
bulldoze ,
bully ,
caution ,
come ,
come on ,
comminate ,
condemn ,
confront ,
corrupt ,
cow ,
croak ,
crucify ,
cry havoc ,
curse ,
damage ,
daunt ,
defile ,
demoralize ,
denounce ,
deprave ,
despoil ,
destroy ,
disadvantage ,
disserve ,
distress ,
do a mischief ,
do evil ,
do ill ,
do wrong ,
do wrong by ,
doom ,
dragoon ,
draw near ,
draw nigh ,
draw on ,
endanger ,
envenom ,
expect ,
face ,
forebode ,
foresee ,
foretell ,
forewarn ,
forthcome ,
gather ,
get into trouble ,
give fair warning ,
give notice ,
give warning ,
hang over ,
harass ,
harm ,
have a premonition ,
have a presentiment ,
hector ,
hex ,
hope ,
hover ,
huff ,
hurt ,
impair ,
impend ,
imperil ,
infect ,
injure ,
intimidate ,
issue an ultimatum ,
jeopardize ,
jinx ,
lie ahead ,
lie over ,
look black ,
look for ,
look forward to ,
look threatening ,
loom ,
lower ,
maltreat ,
menace ,
mistreat ,
molest ,
near ,
notify ,
outrage ,
overhang ,
persecute ,
plan ,
play havoc with ,
play hob with ,
plot ,
poison ,
pollute ,
portend ,
preapprehend ,
predict ,
prejudice ,
presage ,
project ,
prophesy ,
put in jeopardy ,
savage ,
scathe ,
sound the alarm ,
systematically terrorize ,
taint ,
terrorize ,
tip ,
tip off ,
torment ,
torture ,
utter a caveat ,
utter threats against ,
violate ,
warn ,
warn against ,
wound ,
wreak havoc on ,
wrong
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