threat

US [θret]
UK [θret]
  • n.威胁，恐吓；凶兆；隐患
  • v.〈古,方〉同“threaten”
  • Web威胁点；威胁分析；威胁因素
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threat
n.
1.
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~ (to do sth)
威胁；恐吓a statement in which you tell sb that you will punish or harm them, especially if they do not do what you want
to make threats against sb
对某人进行威胁
She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign.
她以辞职作为要挟，已准备好付诸行动。
He received death threats from right-wing groups.
他收到了右翼团体的死亡恐吓。
crimes involving violence or the threat of violence
涉及暴力或暴力威胁的罪行
2.
[u][c][ususing]
凶兆；不详之兆the possibility of trouble, danger or disaster
These ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments.
新道路的修建可能对这些古老的林地造成破坏。
There is a real threat of war.
确有可能发生战争。
3.
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~ (to sth)
构成威胁的人；形成威胁的事物a person or thing that is likely to cause trouble, danger, etc.
He is unlikely to be a threat to the Spanish player in the final.
相信他不会在决赛中对这位西班牙运动员形成威胁。
Drugs pose a major threat to our society.
毒品成为对社会的一大威胁。

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But how much of this American unease is a justifiable response to a genuine threat?
可是，在这些美方对于现实威胁的不安当中又有多少是合理的呢？
kě shì , zài zhè xiē měi fāng duì yú xiàn shí wēi xié de bù ān dāng zhōng yòu yǒu duō shao shì hé lǐ de ne ?
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"The only threat the UWSA is not prepared to face is major airstrikes by the Burma Army, " Soe Than was quoted in the cable.
该信函中援引了索丹的话说，“佤联军唯一的威胁主要是来自政府军的空袭。”
gāi xìn hán zhōng yuán yǐn le suǒ dān de huà shuō , " wǎ lián jūn wéi yī de wēi xié zhǔ yào shì lái zì zhèng fǔ jūn de kōng xí 。 "
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As someone who used to be a hacker myself, I can say that in the age of the web, no one is truly safe from the cyber threat.
作为一名曾经的黑客，我敢说在这个网络的时代，任何人都无法真正躲过网络威胁。
zuò wéi yī míng céng jīng de hēi kè , wǒ gǎn shuō zài zhè ge wǎng luò de shí dài , rèn hé rén dōu wú fǎ zhēn zhèng duǒ guò wǎng luò wēi xié 。
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Well, we seem to have dodged the deadly pandemic this year that most of us feared, but this threat could reappear at any time.
然而，我们看起来似乎逃过了一劫——发生在今年的致命性大流感。却让我们极为恐惧。
rán ér , wǒ men kàn qǐ lái sì hū táo guò le yī jié — — fā shēng zài jīn nián de zhì mìng xìng dà liú gǎn 。 què ràng wǒ men jí wéi kǒng jù 。
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Instead, he said, a more flexible defence would be introduced, allowing for a more effective response to any threat from Iranian missiles.
他表示，取而代之的是一套灵活的防御系统，能更有效地应对任何来自伊朗的导弹威胁。
tā biǎo shì , qǔ ér dài zhī de shì yī tào líng huó de fáng yù xì tǒng , néng gèng yǒu xiào de yìng duì rèn hé lái zì yī lǎng de dǎo dàn wēi xié 。
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Sanders was worried. The guy definitely seemed scary. He gave him a 7 or 8 out of 10 on the threat level assessment.
桑德斯有点担心。这人看起来肯定很可怕。他在威胁级别评估这方面给他定了10级中的7级或8级。
sāng dé sī yǒu diǎn dān xīn 。 zhè rén kàn qǐ lái kěn dìng hěn kě pà 。 tā zài wēi xié jí bié píng gū zhè fāng miàn gěi tā dìng le shí jí zhōng de qī jí huò bā jí 。
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The company's threat to sack anyone who went on strike was just (a) bluff. 6. You two are a perfect match.
公司威胁说谁罢工就解雇谁，那只不过是虚张声势罢了。
gōng sī wēi xié shuō shuí bà gōng jiù jiě gù shuí , nà zhǐ bú guò shì xū zhāng shēng shì bà le 。
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With the threat of pandemic influenza looming, there has never been a greater need for health leadership, and health partnership.
随着大流行性流感威胁的迫近，从来也没有比现在更需要卫生方面的领导和卫生伙伴关系。
suí zhe dà liú xíng xìng liú gǎn wēi xié de pò jìn , cóng lái yě méi yǒu bǐ xiàn zài gèng xū yào wèi shēng fāng miàn de lǐng dǎo hé wèi shēng huǒ bàn guān xì 。
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Harry Truman used the same communist threat to get his way with a miserly Congress.
哈里·杜鲁门同样使用了共产主义威胁来对付吝啬的国会。
hā lǐ · dù lǔ mén tóng yàng shǐ yòng le gòng chǎn zhǔ yì wēi xié lái duì fù lìn sè de guó huì 。
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FOR a moment it seemed as though a mortal threat to businesses in Zimbabwe had been lifted. Now the usual lack of clarity has been restored.
顷刻之间，一个对津巴布韦商业的致命威胁似乎已经解除，现在，势态的模糊化已日趋清晰。
qǐng kè zhī jiān , yī gè duì jīn bā bù wéi shāng yè de zhì mìng wēi xié sì hū yǐ jīng jiě chú , xiàn zài , shì tài de mó hu huà yǐ rì qū qīng xī 。
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