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

• We could not grow, it was said, without threatening economic stability much less grow and distribute wealth.
  有人说，我们不可能在不威胁到经济稳定的情况下实现增长，更别提增长和财富分配的美梦了。
• The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane.
  恐怖分子扬言要炸毁飞机。
• Parisian taxi drivers are threatening to mount a blockade to turn the screw on the government.
  巴黎出租车司机们正威胁阻塞交通以对政府进一步施压。
• My boyfriend was threatening to finish with me
  男友威胁说要和我分手。
• A threat or the act of threatening.
  一个威胁或一种威胁的行为。
• 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。
• 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。
• His temples pulsed a little, threatening a headache
  他的太阳穴跳了一会，像是头痛要发作了。
• The guard growled out a warning, threatening the prisoners with his gun.
  看守吼了一声警告，并用枪威胁囚犯们。
• 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。