Threat
[ θret ]
第3级
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n. 威胁;恐吓;凶兆;
📝 例句
The state often presents a threat to individuality.
国家的利益往往对个人自由构成威胁.
Completion of this work will remove the threat of drought and water-logging.
完成了这项工程,将消除旱涝威胁。
They should not be a threat to reconciliation.
它们不应当威胁和解精神。
There was a threat of steel nationalization.
具有实行钢铁国有化的势头。
The threat of redundancy was suddenly removed.
裁员的危险顿时消除了.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ treat-对待,threat-恐吓:对待恐吓要镇定
※ threat-威胁,thread-线索:恐怖分子发出威胁,根据线索顺藤摸瓜
※ th-拼音“天河”,r-拼音“人”,eat-吃:天河人在吃饭的时候遭到了恐吓
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
hreat
n
1 [C, U] expression of one's intention to punish or harm sb, esp if he does not obey 恐吓; 威胁
make/utter threats (against sb) （对某人）恐吓
carry out a threat (to do sth) 威胁（要做某事）
an empty threat, ie one that cannot be put into effect 虚张声势的威胁
He is impervious to threat(s). 他不怕恐吓.
2 [C usu sing, U 作可数名词时通常作单数, 亦作不可数名词]
~ (to sb/sth) (of sth) indication or warning of future danger, trouble, etc （对险阻等的）前兆, 预兆
This constitutes a threat to national security. 这对国家安全是不祥之兆.
a country living under the constant threat of famine 生活在饥馑之灾长期笼罩下的国家
some threat of rain 有雨的某些徵兆
The railway is under threat of closure. 那条铁路有停止运营的迹象.
3 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
person or thing regarded as likely to cause danger or ruin 可能造成危险或损害的人或事物
Terrorism is a threat to the whole country. 恐怖主义是整个国家的祸根.
🎯 考研助记
thr通过（＝through），eat吃：通过吃来威胁－－这是威胁小孩的法宝
🔁 扩展释义
*[θret]n. 恐吓, 恶兆, 威胁【经】 威胁
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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In actual fact, I think you're right.
确实，我认为你是对的。
Sending a fax is more expensive than posting a letter, but much quicker.
发传真比寄信要贵些，但是要快得多。
They discovered that the farther away the feeding station was, the slower the dance was.
他们发现离喂食点越远，蜜蜂就跳得越慢。