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1. Oxford Dictionary

   threaten

   • IPA[ˈθrɛtn]

   英式

   • v.
     state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done；state one's intention to do (something undesirable) in retribution

   • verb: threaten, 3rd person present: threatens, gerund or present participle: threatening, past tense: threatened, past participle: threatened

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done how dare you threaten me? the men threatened staff with a handgun 同義詞 menace, intimidate, browbeat, bully, cow, ... 更多pressurize, lean on, terrorize, frighten, scare, alarm, make threats against, issue threats to, threaten to harm/kill
   • ▪ state one's intention to do (something undesirable) in retribution the trade unions threatened a general strike she forced a scene and Toby threatened to leave
   • 2. cause (someone or something) to be vulnerable or at risk; endanger a broken finger threatened his career one of four London hospitals threatened with closure 同義詞 endanger, be a danger to, be a threat to, menace, imperil, ... 更多put at risk, make vulnerable, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, jeopardize, drive a nail into the coffin of, archaicperil
   • ▪ seem likely to produce an unpleasant or unwelcome result the dispute threatened to spread to other cities the air was raw and threatened rain 同義詞 warn of, be a warning of, give a warning of, promise, presage, ... 更多augur, portend, foreshadow, prophesy, be an omen of, foretell, herald, bode, announce, be a harbinger of, be an indication of, indicate, point to, be a sign of, signal, signify, mean, spell, add up to, amount to, be evidence of, literarybetoken, foretoken, forebode, harbinger
   • ▪ (of something undesirable) seem likely to occur unless war threatened, national politics remained the focus of attention 同義詞 be likely (to happen), be imminent, be (close) at hand, be near, be close, ... 更多be approaching, be on the horizon, be just around the corner, be brewing, be gathering, be looming, be coming (soon), be coming up, be on the way, be expected, be anticipated, be in prospect, be in the wind, be in the air, be forthcoming, be impending, hang over someone, informalbe on the cards