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

• Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by.
  开种族主义色彩的玩笑是因为我们想羞辱那些对我们构成了威胁的其他种族。
• 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。
• 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。
• Larry's landlord threatened not to renew his lease
  拉里的房东威胁说不跟他续租。
• 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。
• 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。
• He threatened to disinherit her if she refused to obey.
  他威胁说如果她拒绝服从就剥夺她的继承权。
• They were threatened with punishment if they disobeyed.
  他们受到恐吓，如若违抗就会受到惩罚。
• 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。
• 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。