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

• The guerrillas threatened to kill their hostages.
  这些游击队员威胁要杀死人质。
• 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。
• He had threatened to brain him then and there.
  他当时就威胁要打爆他的脑袋。
• Larry's landlord threatened not to renew his lease
  拉里的房东威胁说不跟他续租。
• He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town
  他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。
• Underneath this image of normalcy, addiction threatened to rip this family apart.
  在这一切正常的表象下潜伏的是将使这个家庭四分五裂的毒瘾。
• They have threatened military action but held off until now.
  他们扬言要采取军事行动，但一直拖到现在。
• They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country
  他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。
• They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.
  他们威胁，如果要求得不到满足就要以武力抵抗政府。
• When the political climate tilted towards fundamentalism he was threatened
  当政治气候倾向于原教旨主义时，他受到了威胁。