threat/θret/

n

1. C,U 威胁；恫吓

• He carried out his threat to make my secret public. 他威胁说要把我的秘密公开。

• give in to terrorist threats 屈服于恐怖分子的威胁

2. C，常用单 征兆；凶兆

• There is a threat of rain in the dark sky. 天这么阴暗，恐怕会下雨。

• This constitutes a threat to national security. 这对国家安全是不祥之兆。

3. C，常用单 构成威胁之人；危险之物

• a threat to world peace 对世界和平的威胁

• Terrorism is a threat to the whole world. 恐怖主义是整个世界的祸根。