threat

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threat /ˈθrɛt/ noun

plural threats

threat

/ˈθrɛt/

noun

plural threats

Learner's definition of THREAT

: a statement saying you will be harmed if you do not do what someone wants you to do威胁；恐吓

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He was willing to use violence and threats to get what he wanted.为得到他想要的，他会使用暴力和威胁手段。
She ignored their threats and continued to do what she felt was right.她不理会他们的威胁，继续做她觉得正确的事。
bomb/death threats炸弹/死亡威胁
He carried out his threat. [=he did the thing that he threatened to do]他把他的威胁付诸行动。
She said she would leave him, but he knew it was an idle/empty threat. [=he knew that she did not mean it]她说她会离开他，但他知道那只是空口威胁。

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an action done under threat [=done by someone who has been threatened with harm]迫于威胁做出的行为

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

The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.这个国家是世界和平的巨大/主要/严重威胁。
He perceived the question as a threat to his authority.他认为这个问题对他的权威构成了威胁。
These people are not a threat to the social order.这些人不会对社会秩序构成威胁。
Their financial problems are a threat to their marriage.他们的经济问题是他们婚姻的隐患。

b : the possibility that something bad or harmful could happen凶兆；不祥之兆

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— usually singular通常用单数

We can't ignore the threat posed by nuclear weapons.我们不能忽视核武器的威胁。
The weather forecast calls for cloudy skies with a threat of rain.天气预报说多云，可能会下雨。
There is a real threat of civil war.确实有可能发生内战。

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