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🔑threatenthreat·en /ˈθrɛtn / verb - [transitive] threaten sb (with sth) | threaten (to do sth) to warn that you may hurt, kill, or punish someone if he / she does not do what you want威胁；恐吓◆to threaten someone with a knife拿刀威胁某人◆She was threatened with dismissal.她受到被开除的威胁。◆The man threatened to kill her if she didn't tell him where the money was.那人威胁道，要是不告诉他钱在哪儿就杀了她。
- [intransitive, transitive] to seem likely to do something bad可能发生不好的事；预示凶兆◆The oil slick is threatening the coastline with pollution.海面油膜的污染正危及海岸线。
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