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threat noun 1expression of intention to do harm/punish 威胁;恐吓ADJECTIVE | VERB + THREAT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdire, terrible 严重的/可怕的威胁◆Despite dire threats of violence from extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully.尽管受到极端团体严重的暴力威胁,抗议活动还是和平地结束了。empty, idle 虚张声势的威胁◆The kids took no notice of the teacher's idle threats.老师的吓唬都是说说而已,孩子们毫不理会。credible 可信的威胁implied, veiled 暗含的恐吓◆The company's pay offer was accompanied by thinly veiled threats if it was rejected.如果公司的薪酬方案遭到拒绝,随之而来的就是近乎直白的威胁。explicit 明显的威胁physical, violent 人身/暴力威胁verbal 言语威胁bomb, death, suicide 炸弹/死亡/自杀威胁VERB + THREATissue, make, utter 发出/进行/声言威胁receive 受到威胁carry out 实施恐吓◆It's unwise to make threats that you cannot carry out.发出不能实施的威胁是不明智的。lift, withdraw 取消/收回威胁◆Teachers have lifted their threat of strike action.教师已经取消罢课威胁。give in to 屈服于威胁◆The government refused to give in to the hijackers' threats.政府拒绝屈服于劫机者的威胁。PREPOSITIONthreat against 对⋯的恐吓◆The accused made death threats against a notable politician.被告向一位著名政治家发出了死亡恐吓。 |