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1、智课网 TOEFL备考资料新托福词汇备考重点词汇之threaten分享到：1)vTn, Tn.pr sb (with sth) make a threat or threats against sb;try to influence sb by threats 恐吓或威胁某人: threaten an employee with dismissal 以开除要挟雇员例：My attacker threatened me with a gun. 攻击我的人用枪威胁我.Tn, Tt use (sth) as a threat 用( 某事)相要挟: He threatened legal action
2、. 他以起诉相要挟.例：The hijackers threatened to kill all the passengers if their demands were not met. 劫机者扬言若不满足他们的要求, 就把乘客都杀死.(a) It, Tn give warning of (sth) 预示(某事): It keeps threatening to snow, ie Snow seems likely all the time. 天总像是要下雪.例：The clouds threatened rain. 有乌云预示要下雨.(b) I, It seem likely to occ
3、ur or to do sth undesirable 似将发生;似将做出令人不快的事: under a threatening sky 在阴沉的天空下 例：If a gale threatens, do not go to sea. 假若要起风 , 就不要出海.例：a mistake that threatens to be costly 可能造成重大损失的错误.Tn be a threat to (sb/sth) 对( 某人某事) 构成威胁: the dangers that threaten us 威胁着我们的种种危险例：a species threatened by/with extinction 有灭绝之虞的物种.2)threateninglyadv: The dog growled at me threateningly.那条狗对着我狂吠, 很吓人.推荐新闻:托福听力备考中生词怎么办托福听力备考的六个要点托福听力备考必备20个高频短语相关字搜索： 新托福词汇备考
