threatening

英 [ˈθretnɪŋ]

美 [ˈθretnɪŋ]

adj.  威胁的; 恐吓的; 阴沉沉的; 乌云密布的
v.  扬言要; 威胁; 恐吓; 预示凶兆; 有…危险; 危及; 对…构成威胁
threaten的现在分词

现在分词：threatening　

法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.11096 / COCA.11078

牛津词典

adj.

• 威胁的；恐吓的
  expressing a threat of harm or violence
  1. threatening letters
     恐吓信
  2. threatening behaviour
     威胁行为
• 阴沉沉的；乌云密布的
  showing that bad weather is likely
  1. The sky was dark and threatening.
     天空乌云密布，阴沉沉的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (行为)有威胁性的，危险的
  You can describe someone's behaviour asthreateningwhen you think that they are trying to harm you.
  1. The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour...
     警方本可指控他们恐吓。
  2. She said Denny had received a threatening letter and asked me if I sent it.
     她说丹尼收到一封恐吓信，并问是不是我寄的。

英英释义

adj

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  1. a baleful look
  2. forbidding thunderclouds
  3. his tone became menacing
  4. ominous rumblings of discontent
  5. sinister storm clouds
  6. a sinister smile
  7. his threatening behavior
  8. ugly black clouds
  9. the situation became ugly
  Synonym:balefulforbiddingmenacingminaciousminatoryominoussinister
• darkened by clouds
  1. a heavy sky
  Synonym:heavyloweringsullen

双语例句

• Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.
  大型超市的掠夺性价格正威胁着小商店的生计。
• My employer countered my request for more money by threatening to dismiss me.
  老板威胁要解雇我，回绝了我加薪的请求。
• The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane.
  恐怖分子扬言要炸毁飞机。
• He's been threatening me for months.
  他威胁我好几个月了。
• Public worries about accidents are threatening the very existence of the nuclear power industry.
  公众对事故的担忧正威胁着核能工业的生存。
• My boyfriend was threatening to finish with me
  男友威胁说要和我分手。
• The fire is threatening about sixty homes, and residents have evacuated the area
  大火正威胁着大约60户人家，居民已经从该地区撤离。
• His words slowly relaxed her threatening attitude.
  他的言语慢慢地缓和了她的威胁态度。
• She said Denny had received a threatening letter and asked me if I sent it.
  她说丹尼收到一封恐吓信，并问是不是我寄的。
• I can see why you believed my letters were threatening but I never meant them to be.
  我能理解你为什么认为我的信是在吓唬人，但是我绝无此意。