Word
life-threatening
威胁生命的;危及生命的
核心释义
causing fear or worry by threatening serious harm
- 1.
可能致命的。
Potentially fatal.
可能致命的。;威胁生命的
用法In use
The firefighters arrived quickly because the smoke was life-threatening.
用法提示:life-threatening 用在系动词 was 后作表语,表示“危及生命的”。
She has a life-threatening allergy, so she always carries an emergency injection.
用法提示:life-threatening 放在名词 allergy 前作定语,修饰该名词,表示“危及生命的”。
He described the flood as a life-threatening event that forced everyone to leave.
用法提示:life-threatening 在名词 event 前作定语,说明其具有危及生命的性质。
be life-threatening
用于描述事物本身的性质。
The infection is life-threatening.
这种感染是威胁生命的。
a life-threatening + noun
用于修饰名词,作定语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- life-threatening illness
- 危及生命的疾病
- The doctor told him the infection was a life-threatening illness.医生告诉他,这种感染是一种危及生命的疾病。
- life-threatening injury
- 危及生命的损伤
- She suffered a life-threatening injury in the car crash.她在车祸中受了危及生命的伤。
- life-threatening condition
- 危及生命的状况
- Patients with this life-threatening condition need immediate surgery.患有这种危及生命状况的病人需要立即手术。
- life-threatening situation
- 危及生命的处境
- The climbers found themselves in a life-threatening situation.登山者发现自己处于危及生命的处境。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆成 life(生命)+ threatening(威胁),想象一个生命正被刀架住,危急到可能致命。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:medical、news reporting 该词多用于医学、急救和新闻报道等较正式或严肃的场景,表示“可能致命的”;日常口语中较少用到,但语气中立,没有明显褒贬。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 -threatening /ˈθret.nɪŋ/ 押韵的常用词很少;threatening 是直接参考。注意:threat /θret/ 的 ea 读 /e/,不要混同为 treating /ˈtriː.tɪŋ/;sweating /ˈswet.ɪŋ/ 没有 /n/ 音,与 /ˈθret.nɪŋ/ 不同;frightening /ˈfraɪt.nɪŋ/ 和 brightening /ˈbraɪt.nɪŋ/ 拼写相似,但元音是 /aɪ/,不是 /e/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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