及物動詞:威脅、揚言要做…、威脅到、危害到
常見搭配詞:
- threaten to do something
威脅要做某事
例句:He threatened to leave the company if conditions did not improve.
他威脅說如果條件沒有改善,就要離開公司。 - threaten somebody with something
以某事(物)威脅某人
例句:The robbers threatened the shop owner with a gun.
強盜用槍威脅店主。 - threaten someone into doing something
威脅某人做某事
例句:They threatened him into handing over the money.
他們威脅他交出錢來。 - threaten someone’s position
威脅某人的地位
例句:The new employee’s talent threatened the manager’s position in the company.
新員工的才能威脅到經理在公司中的地位。 - threaten the safety of / the stability of …
威脅…的安全 / 穩定
例句:The broken dam threatens the safety of the towns downstream.
破損的水壩威脅到下游城鎮的安全。 - threaten the existence of …
威脅…的存在
例句:Climate change threatens the existence of certain wildlife species.
氣候變遷威脅到某些野生動物物種的生存。 - threaten the peace
威脅和平
例句:The conflict threatens the peace in the region.
衝突威脅該地區的和平。 - threaten someone with consequences
威脅某人要承擔後果
例句:The teacher threatened the students with consequences if they cheated on the exam.
老師威脅學生,如果考試作弊,後果自負。
例句:
- The rising sea levels threaten coastal communities.
上升的海平面威脅著沿海社區。 - The boss threatened to fire anyone who missed the deadline.
老闆威脅說,任何錯過截止日期的人都會被解雇。 - A lack of funding threatens the future of the project.
缺乏資金威脅著該計畫的未來。 - High blood pressure can threaten your heart health.
高血壓對你的心臟的健康帶來威脅到=。 - They were threatened by the possibility of losing their jobs.
他們被可能失去工作的威脅所困擾。 - The company is threatened by the increasing competition.
公司受到日益增加的競爭威脅。 - Wild animals are threatened by habitat loss.
野生動物受到棲息地喪失的威脅。 - The strike threatens to disrupt public transportation.
罷工可能會擾亂公共交通。 - The sudden political changes threaten the stability of the region.
突然的政治變化威脅到該地區的穩定。
同義詞:
- intimidate 恐嚇、威脅 vt. 表示通過恐嚇或威脅的方式使他人害怕或屈服。
例句:The larger team tried to intimidate the younger players.
較大的團隊試圖恐嚇年輕球員。 - warn 警告 vt. 指出危險或可能發生不利後果的行為,以防止其發生。
例句:The weather service warned of a coming storm.
氣象部門警告暴風雨即將來臨。 - menace 威脅 vt. 用於描述某人或某物構成的直接或間接威脅。
例句:Stray dogs in the area menace the local wildlife.
該地區的流浪狗對當地野生動物構成威脅。 - pressure 施壓 vt. 透過壓力或強迫的方式影響他人做出某種選擇或行動。
例句:He was pressured by his peers to join the club.
他在同儕的壓力下加入了俱樂部。 - coerce 強迫 vt. 通過使用威脅或其他形式的壓力迫使某人做某事。
例句:They were coerced into signing the agreement.
他們被強迫簽署了協議。
不及物動詞:預示凶兆、逼近
例句:
- The sky threatened all afternoon, but it didn’t actually rain.
整個下午,天空都陰沉沉的,但實際上並沒有下雨。 - The dark clouds on the horizon threaten, promising a heavy storm tonight.
地平線上(遠方)的烏雲預示著今晚的暴風雨。
同義詞:
- loom 隱約出現 vi. 指的是某事物模糊地出現,常帶有威脅之意。
例句:Financial troubles loom on the horizon for the small business.
小企業即將面臨財務困境。 - hover 徘徊 vi. 描述某事物在一處停留或徘徊,常有不确定或威胁的含義。
例句:Danger hovers around the abandoned mine, warning people to stay away.
廢棄礦井周圍瀰漫著危險,警告人們遠離。
衍生字:
- threat 威脅 n.
- threatening 威脅的、恐嚇的 adj.
- threatened 受到威脅的 adj.
- unthreatening 不構成威脅的 adj.
- threateningly 以威脅的方式 adv.