Word · Frequency #9665
threatened
感到不安的；感到受威胁的
feeling insecure or vulnerable
- 1.
Feeling insecure or vulnerable.
感到不安全或脆弱的。
感到不安全或脆弱的。；受到威胁的
In use
After the argument, she felt threatened and didn't want to be alone.
He looked threatened when the stranger stepped closer.
I feel threatened whenever I walk through that dark alley at night.
threatened + noun
The giant panda is a threatened species.
大熊猫是一种受威胁的物种。
be + threatened
Many animal species are now threatened.
许多动物物种现在受到威胁。
be threatened by/with
此结构也可用于被动语态，但这里作形容词使用。
The forest is threatened by illegal logging.
森林受到非法砍伐的威胁。
Common mistakes
The storm is very threatened.The storm is very threatening.
混淆了形容词threatened（受到威胁的）和threatening（具有威胁性的）。threatened表示自身处在危险中，而threatening表示对他人或环境构成威胁。这里要表达的是风暴具有危险性，应用threatening。
I feel threatened to the new policy.I feel threatened by the new policy.
介词使用错误。形容词threatened后常接介词by引出威胁的来源，而非to。中文的'对……感到威胁'容易误用to。
Connections
Collocations
- threatened species
- 受威胁物种
- Many threatened species are protected by law.许多受威胁物种受法律保护。
- threatened habitat
- 受威胁的栖息地
- The destruction of forests threatens the habitat of many species.森林破坏威胁着许多物种的栖息地。
- threatened with extinction
- 濒临灭绝
- The giant panda is threatened with extinction.大熊猫濒临灭绝。
- threatened by
- 受到……的威胁
- The coastline is threatened by rising sea levels.海岸线受到海平面上升的威胁。
- threatened lawsuit
- 扬言要起诉
- He threatened a lawsuit if the contract was broken.他扬言如果合同被破坏就要起诉。
- feeling threatened
Learner notes
Memory Tip
threatened 音似“踹疼的”，想象被踹疼了，受到威胁。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：生态与物种保护、社会与经济威胁 通常用于正式或书面语境，强调某种事物或群体处于危险或可能濒危的状态。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ened' (like 'opened', 'happened', etc.) are pronounced with the same unstressed /ənd/ sound as 'threatened'. However, note that 'threaten' (verb) ends with '-en' and is pronounced /ˈθretən/, so it is a lookalike that does not rhyme.
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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