参考词典中threatening的常规释义:
基本释义
- a. 胁迫的,危险的
词形变化
- 时 态:threat·ened, threat·en·ing, threat·ens名 词:threat'en·er副 词:threat'en·ing·ly
参考例句
- They threatened him with a lawsuit.
他们以诉讼来威胁他。 - Larry admitted using threatening behavior.
拉里承认用了恐吓手段。 - The company is threatened with bankruptcy.
这家公司有破产的危险。 - Nothing threatens the permanence of the system.
该体系的永恒性不受任何事物的影响. - He threatened me with violence.
他用暴力来威胁我。
- They threatened him with a lawsuit.
英英解释
2个形容词解释
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
[同] forbidding, baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
[例]- a baleful look
- forbidding thunderclouds
- his tone became menacing
- ominous rumblings of discontent
- sinister storm clouds
- a sinister smile
- his threatening behavior
- ugly black clouds
- the situation became
- darkened by clouds
[同] heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening
[例]- a heavy sky
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