threatenv.威胁；恐吓；似将发生threaten an employee with dismissal以开除要挟雇员threatened unspecified reprisals.以不确定的报复相威胁。Threatening skies portend a storm.诡异的天气预示有暴风雨来临。Threatening overtones in his comments他在评论中的威胁意味Threatened abortion in third trimester妊娠第三期先兆流产Threatened abortion in first trimester妊娠第一期先兆流产threatened premature delivery pregnancy先兆性早产妊娠threatened abortion due to blood-heat血热滑胎Threatened abortion in second trimester妊娠第二期先兆流产Threatened strike by air-traffic controllers航空调度员扬言要进行的罢工

1. The robber threatened the cashier with a revolver.
   强盗用左轮手枪威胁出纳员。
2. My brother was similarly threatened.
   我兄弟也遭到同样的威胁。