late 13c., "attempt to influence by menacing," from Old English treatnian "to threaten" (see threat). Related: Threatened. Threatening in the sense of "portending no good" is recorded from 1520s.
雙語例句
1. The people fear not death; why threaten them with it.
民不畏死, 奈何以死懼之.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. Our military ties threaten no third party.
我們的軍事關(guān)系,不威脅任何第三方.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. The clouds threaten rain.
云預(yù)示有雨.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Will severe selection standards create elitism and threaten the Olympic ethic of participation?