就爱字典>英语词典>threatening翻译和用法

threatening

英 [ˈθretnɪŋ]

美 [ˈθretnɪŋ]

adj.  威胁的; 恐吓的; 阴沉沉的; 乌云密布的
v.  扬言要; 威胁; 恐吓; 预示凶兆; 有…危险; 危及; 对…构成威胁
threaten的现在分词

现在分词:threatening 

法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.11096 / COCA.11078

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 威胁的;恐吓的
      expressing a threat of harm or violence
      1. threatening letters
        恐吓信
      2. threatening behaviour
        威胁行为
    • 阴沉沉的;乌云密布的
      showing that bad weather is likely
      1. The sky was dark and threatening.
        天空乌云密布,阴沉沉的。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED (行为)有威胁性的,危险的
      You can describe someone's behaviour asthreateningwhen you think that they are trying to harm you.
      1. The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour...
        警方本可指控他们恐吓。
      2. She said Denny had received a threatening letter and asked me if I sent it.
        她说丹尼收到一封恐吓信,并问是不是我寄的。

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour
      警方本可指控他们恐吓。
    • My employer countered my request for more money by threatening to dismiss me.
      老板威胁要解雇我,回绝了我加薪的请求。
    • The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war
      这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争。
    • Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law
      猥亵和恐吓电话都是违法的。
    • Parisian taxi drivers are threatening to mount a blockade to turn the screw on the government.
      巴黎出租车司机们正威胁阻塞交通以对政府进一步施压。
    • Are you threatening me?
      你是在威胁我吗?
    • Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
      大型超市的掠夺性价格正威胁着小商店的生计。
    • A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.
      发生在孟加拉湾的飓风正威胁着印度东部各邦。
    • He's been threatening me for months.
      他威胁我好几个月了。
    • It warns that this is threatening marine life and livelihoods linked to fisheries and tourism.
      它警告说,这正在威胁着海洋生物以及渔业和旅游业的生计。