【threaten音标】 英[ˈθretn] 美[ˈθretn]
【单词释义】 threaten是什么意思：
v. 威胁，恐吓；预示凶兆；危及，对……构成威胁；有……危险
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[第三人称单数] threaten
[单词现在分词] threatening
[单词过去式] threatened
[单词过去分词] threatened
【关联词/派生词】
threat n.威胁；恐吓；凶兆
【单词例句】
◇ A woman's daily habit of cleaning her ears with cotton swabs led to a life-threatening infection in her skull, according to news reports.
据报道，一名习惯每天用棉签清洁耳朵的女性发生颅内感染，导致生命受到威胁。
---- Never Cleaning Ears With Cotton Swabs
◇ Then the evil one threatened him, saying, "If you do not do it, then you will be mine, and I will take you yourself."
恶魔威胁说：“如果你不这么做，你就是我的，我就要把你带走。”