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。
• He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town
  他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。
• 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。
• The opposition threatened a campaign of civil disobedience.
  反对党威胁发动民众进行非暴力反抗运动。
• 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
  目前，30%的爬行动物、鸟类和鱼类面临灭绝的危险。
• He had threatened to brain him then and there.
  他当时就威胁要打爆他的脑袋。
• 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。
• The group's teaching and methods threatened social cohesion.
  这个组织的教义和传教方式威胁到了社会的和谐统一。
• They threatened to shut down the factory.
  他们威胁着要关闭这家工厂。
• The union has attacked the plan and threatened to lobby against it
  工会不但攻击该计划，而且还扬言要游说议员反对它。