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TOEFL BNC: 1363 COCA: 1066

threat

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
threat /ˈθrɛt/ noun
plural threats
threat
/ˈθrɛt/
noun
plural threats
Learner's definition of THREAT
1 
: a statement saying you will be harmed if you do not do what someone wants you to do威胁；恐吓
[count]
[noncount]
2 
a  [count] : someone or something that could cause trouble, harm, etc.构成威胁的人（或事物）；隐患 — usually singular通常用单数
b  : the possibility that something bad or harmful could happen凶兆；不祥之兆
[count]
— usually singular通常用单数
[noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 1363 COCA: 1066

threat

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noun

ˈthret How to pronounce threat (audio)
1
: an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
2
: one that threatens
3
: an indication of something impending
the sky held a threat of rain

threat

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verb

threated; threating; threats
archaic
: threaten

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun He was willing to use violence and threats to get what he wanted. She ignored their threats and continued to do what she felt was right. a country under threat of civil war
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The state Senate’s minority leader, Bryan Simonaire, said Democrats are overstating the threat to Maryland posed by the overturning of Roe. Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 The British monarchy hasn’t faced such a threat, thanks in large part to victory in two world wars and deft management by Queen Elizabeth and her father, King George VI, before her. Max Colchester And Stephen Fidler, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Experts say its rhetoric around those missiles communicates a threat to proactively use them in warfare to blunt the stronger conventional forces of South Korea and the United States. Kim Tong-hyung, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 The screenshot, however, contained no request or threat. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 All members of the school district have been advised to change their passwords to lower the potential threat posed to them. Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 Franklin received a similar threat via mail in 1974, according to the documents. Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Major League Baseball is ready to voluntarily accept the formation of a minor league union, a key step that will lead to collective bargaining and possibly a strike threat at the start of next season. Ronald Blum, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 While no tropical threat is coming for Florida, tropical moisture is fueling a high chance of storm activity that will be occurring over Central Florida and cooling the area down. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English thret coercion, threat, from Old English thrēat coercion; akin to Middle High German drōz annoyance, Latin trudere to push, thrust

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of threat was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing threat
TOEFL BNC: 1363 COCA: 1066
threat

noun¹

 1expression of intention to do harm/punish威脅；恐嚇ADJECTIVE | VERB + THREAT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤dire, terrible嚴重的／可怕的威脅◇Despite dire threats of violence from extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully.儘管受到極端團體嚴重的暴力威脅，抗議活動還是和平地結束了。➤empty, idle虛張聲勢的威脅◇The kids took no notice of the teacher's idle threats.老師的嚇唬都是說說而已，孩子們毫不理會。➤credible可信的威脅▸➤implied, veiled暗含的恐嚇◇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絕，隨之而來的就是近乎直白的威脅。➤explicit明顯的威脅▸➤physical, violent人身／暴力威脅▸➤verbal言語威脅▸➤bomb, death, suicide炸彈／死亡／自殺威脅VERB + THREAT➤issue, make, utter發出／進行／聲言威脅▸➤receive受到威脅▸➤carry out實施恐嚇◇It's unwise to make threats that you cannot carry out.發出不能實施的威脅是不明智的。➤lift, withdraw取消／收回威脅◇Teachers have lifted their threat of strike action.教師已經取消罷課威脅。➤give in to屈服於威脅◇The government refused to give in to the hijackers' threats.政府拒絕屈服於劫機者的威脅。PREPOSITION➤threat against對⋯的恐嚇◇The accused made death threats against a notable politician.被告向一位著名政治家發出了死亡恐嚇。
threat

noun²

 2possible danger可能的危險ADJECTIVE | VERB + THREAT | THREAT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤big, considerable, dangerous, deadly, grave, great, major, real, serious, significant巨大的／相當大的／危險的／致命的／嚴峻的／極大的／重大的／實實在在的／嚴重的／突出的威脅▸➤main主要威脅▸➤growing, increasing日益嚴重的威脅▸➤constant, continual, ever-present, permanent持續的／連續不斷的／一直存在的／永久的威脅▸➤new新威脅▸➤renewed新的威脅◇The national park is under renewed threat from road-building schemes.國家公園因為修路計劃而面臨新的威脅。➤direct, immediate, imminent直接的／迫在眉睫的／迫近的威脅◇The opposition presents no immediate threat to the government.反對派對政府沒有直接威脅。➤insidious隱患▸➤long-term, short-term長期／短期威脅▸➤possible, potential可能的／潛在的威脅▸➤apparent, perceived明顯的／意識到的威脅▸➤external外部威脅◇The government was faced with internal rebellion as well as external threats.政府面臨着內部暴亂和外部威脅。➤physical對人身的威脅▸➤political政治威脅▸➤environmental, health對環境的／對健康的威脅▸➤military, nuclear, security, terror, terrorist軍事威脅；核威脅；安全威脅；恐怖威脅；恐怖主義威脅VERB + THREAT➤be, constitute, pose, present, represent是威脅；構成威脅◇the environmental threat posed by oil spillages溢油對環境造成的威脅➤consider sth (as), perceive sth as, regard sth as, see sth as, view sth as認為⋯是威脅；將⋯視為威脅◇Translators do not yet perceive computers as a threat to their livelihood.翻譯人員尚未將電腦視為對自身生計的威脅。➤address, face, meet處理／面臨／遭遇威脅▸➤reduce減少威脅▸➤counter, eliminate對抗／消除威脅THREAT + NOUN➤assessment, level威脅評估／水平PREPOSITION➤under threat遭受威脅◇Many wild plants are under threat of extinction.許多野生植物面臨滅絕的危險。➤threat from⋯帶來的威脅◇the threat from overfishing過度捕撈帶來的威脅➤threat of⋯的威脅◇a threat of violence暴力威脅➤threat to對⋯的威脅◇The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.軍政府感到自身權力受到威脅，進行了激烈反擊。

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