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

• 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。
• 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。
• They threatened to exile her in southern Spain.
  他们威胁要将她流放到西班牙南部。
• 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。
• Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests.
  几百万人因干旱和歉收而受到饥饿的威胁。
• 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 to publicly expose his double life if he left her.
  她威胁说如果他离开她，她就将他双重人格的生活方式公之于众。
• They threatened to shut down the factory.
  他们威胁着要关闭这家工厂。
• 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。
• They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country
  他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。