threats

英 [θrɛts]

美 [θrɛts]

n.  威胁; 恐吓; 凶兆; 征兆; 构成威胁的人; 形成威胁的事物
threat的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 构成威胁的人(或事物);祸根
  Athreat toa person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. Athreatis also the cause of this danger.
  1. Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships...
     有些夫妇把单身女人看成是对他们婚姻的威胁。
  2. The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly...
     飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。
  3. All countries in the region had the right to protect themselves against external threat.
     该地区的所有国家都有权保护本国免受外来威胁。
• N-COUNT 威胁;恐吓
  Athreatis a statement by someone that they will do something unpleasant, especially if you do not do what they want.
  1. He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign...
     他也许会被迫把自己的辞职威胁付诸行动。
  2. The priest remains in hiding after threats by former officials of the ousted dictatorship...
     受到被驱逐下台的独裁政府官员的威胁后，那个牧师一直藏匿不出。
  3. The last journalist to interview him received a death threat...
     上次去采访他的记者受到了死亡恐吓。
• PHRASE 受到威胁
  If a person or thing isunder threat, there is a danger that something unpleasant might be done to them, or that they might cease to exist.
  1. His position as leader will be under threat at a party congress due next month...
     在定于下月举行的党代表大会上，他的领导地位将受到威胁。
  2. She lives daily under threat of violence...
     她每天都生活在暴力威胁之下。
  3. Even the most security-conscious computer user is under constant threat from computer viruses.
     即使是有强烈安全意识的计算机用户也时刻处于计算机病毒入侵的威胁下。
  4. Britain's rarest breeding birds are under threat from fanatical and selfish egg collectors.
     英国最珍贵的种鸟正因为那些狂热而自私的鸟蛋收集者而面临着威胁。

双语例句

• They sent death threats and daubed his home with slogans
  他们向他发出了死亡威胁，还在他家的墙上涂满了标语。
• We may find ourselves dragged into new wars and new threats of wars.
  我们可能会发现我们自己被扯到新的战争或新战争的威胁中去了。
• However, people in the world continue to face challenges and threats to subsistence security.
  但是，人类生存安全面临的挑战和威胁仍继续存在。
• It is too early to say whether the threats are mere sabre-rattling.
  现在断言这些威胁是否只是虚张声势还为时过早。
• Hurling insults and threats is no way to fight.
  辱骂和恐吓决不是战斗。
• He continued to use obscene language and also to make threats.
  他仍然不住口地说些污言秽语，而且还进行了威胁。
• I became skilled in ignoring these cosmic threats and developed a callousness toward all metaphysical preachments.
  我变得油滑了，根本不理睬这些漫无边际的威胁，而且对一切玄奥的说教都变得麻木不仁了。
• We are concerned about threats of military action as well as unilateral sanctions.
  我们对军事打击威胁和单边制裁行动表示关切。
• These threats to health security arise from conflicts and natural disasters.
  这些卫生安全威胁源自冲突和自然灾害。
• External forces affecting an organization demand change by creating threats and opportunities.
  外部势力影响了是一个组织的需求的变革从而产生了威胁和机遇。