Word · Frequency #1363
threats
威胁；恐吓
threats is the plural of threat.
An expression of intent to harm or punish someone.
- 1.
An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
威胁,恐吓的表示
- 2.
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
潜在或迫近的危险迹象
- 3.
A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
危险人物或事物；威胁
危险征兆；隐患；危险人物；具有威胁性的事物；威胁,恐吓的表示；潜在或迫近的危险迹象；危险人物或事物；威胁
In use
The angry customer made a threat to call the police.
She reported the threat to her manager immediately.
His email contained a threat against the company's CEO.
threat to [noun phrase]
The hurricane was a threat to the coastal towns.
飓风对沿海城镇构成了威胁。
make a threat
通常后接 to do sth 或 that 从句。
He made a threat to report the company to the authorities.
他威胁要向当局举报该公司。
under threat
The ancient forest is under threat from illegal logging.
Connections
Collocations
- make a threat
- 发出威胁
- He made a threat to resign if the policy was not changed.他威胁说如果政策不改变就辞职。
- empty threat
- 虚张声势的威胁
- His warning was just an empty threat; he never intended to act.他的警告只是虚张声势的威胁，他从未打算采取行动。
- credible threat
- 可信的威胁
- The government takes any credible threat to national security very seriously.政府非常重视任何对国家安全构成的可信威胁。
- threat to security
- 对安全的威胁
- The new virus poses a serious threat to computer security.这种新病毒对计算机安全构成了严重威胁。
- carry out a threat
- 实施威胁
- The terrorists promised to carry out their threat if their demands were not met.恐怖分子威胁说如果要求得不到满足，就会实施威胁。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人举着写有 'THREAT' 的牌子，面露凶相，就是‘威胁’。
Context & Register
中性；安全, 政治, 日常
Grammar Note
常与介词to或of连用，表示对…的威胁或…的威胁。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with threat /θrɛt/: wet, bet, get, debt, sweat (despite the -eat spelling). Lookalike warning: great ends in -eat but is pronounced /ɡreɪt/ and does not rhyme.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.