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

• The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war
  这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争。
• Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law
  猥亵和恐吓电话都是违法的。
• This weekend's fighting is threatening to burst into full-scale war
  本周末的冲突有升级成全面战争的危险。
• It warns that this is threatening marine life and livelihoods linked to fisheries and tourism.
  它警告说，这正在威胁着海洋生物以及渔业和旅游业的生计。
• 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。
• Preventing military forces from threatening or harming other countries 'security and stability;
  军事力量不得威胁或损害他国的安全与稳定；
• 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。
• 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。
• They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition
  他们威胁要退出执政联盟，让政府垮台。
• The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane.
  恐怖分子扬言要炸毁飞机。