threaten

threaten /'θretn/
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    • doạ, đe doạ, hăm doạ ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
      • it threatens to rain: có cơn mưa đang đe doạ

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Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): threat, threaten, threatening, threateningly


Xem thêm: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, imperil, peril



threaten

Từ điển Collocation

threaten verb

1 warn sb that you may hurt, kill or punish them

ADV. publicly | personally, physically He says he was physically threatened in an attempt to get him to sign over his rights. | repeatedly She had repeatedly threatened to commit suicide. | allegedly, reportedly

PREP. with She threatened him with a gun.

PHRASES feel threatened I never felt threatened by him.

2 be likely to harm/destroy sth

ADV. gravely, seriously, severely social unrest which seriously threatens the stability of the whole area | increasingly | directly | constantly, continually Our marriage was constantly threatened by his other women.

VERB + THREATEN could | appear to, seem to

PHRASES be threatened with sth Many species are now threatened with extinction.


Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • pose a threat to; present a danger to; endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, imperil, peril

    The pollution is endangering the crops

  • to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
  • to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"

    Danger threatens


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

threatens|threatened|threatening
syn.: admonish advise alert browbeat bulldoze bully caution forebode harass intimidate menace terrorize warn