Word · Frequency #1390
Fully loadedthreatens
威胁；恐吓
threatens is the third person singular of threaten.
核心释义
to say you will hurt or punish someone
- 1.
威胁某人；使用威胁手段。
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- 2.
危及；构成危险。
To menace, or be dangerous.
- 3.
预示；给出警告。
To portend, or give a warning of.
- 4.
质疑(信念、观点等)的有效性；挑战。
To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- 5.
接近或超越(纪录等)；挑战。
To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
预示；可能来临；威胁某人；使用威胁手段。；危及；构成危险。；预示；给出警告。；质疑(信念、观点等)的有效性；挑战。
用法In use
The driver threatened the cyclist with his fist.
用法提示：threatened 是 threaten 的过去式，这里作及物动词，与 with 连用，表示“用……威胁”。
My landlord threatened to raise the rent if I complained again.
用法提示：threatened 后接不定式 to raise，表示“威胁要做某事”，threaten 作及物动词。
She threatened that she would tell everyone our secret.
用法提示：threatened 后接 that 从句，表示“威胁说……”，threaten 作及物动词。
threaten to do sth
可表示威胁要做某事，也可表示某事有发生危险。
He threatened to call the police if I didn't leave.
他威胁说，如果我不离开，他就报警。
threaten sb with sth
with后接威胁手段。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- threaten to do something
- 威胁要做某事
- He threatened to resign if his demands were not met.他威胁说如果他的要求得不到满足就辞职。
- threaten with something
- 用…威胁
- The robber threatened her with a knife.抢劫犯用刀威胁她。
- threaten someone's life
- 威胁某人的生命
- They threatened his life if he went to the police.他们威胁说如果他报警就要他的命。
- threaten security/stability
- 威胁安全/稳定
- The ongoing conflict threatens regional security.持续的冲突威胁地区安全。
- threaten legal action
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记作 threat（威胁）加上动词后缀-en，意为“威胁”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语气中性，多用于人际威胁、警告或法律语境，也可用于抽象危险（如预示灾难）。实际使用中语气通常严肃，但部分场景可弱化为夸张或玩笑。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling pattern -ten, but their stressed vowels (e.g., /aɪ/) differ from threaten's /ɛ/, so they do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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