threaten 
: 威胁 恐吓 预示（危险）快要来临 
threaten 
menacer ☊ 
hăm dọa 
He threatens me. ☊ 
Anh ấy đe doạ tôi. ☊ History They threaten us with a knife. ☊ Họ đe doạ chúng tôi bằng một con dao. ☊ History threaten ☊ đe doạ ☊ History like: threaten → →
to threaten to kill, death threat ☊ dọa giết ☊ (1) to threaten (2) wood owl ☊
hù ☊ to threaten revenge ☊ ngăm trả thù ☊ to threaten the China’s security, safety ☊ đe dọa nền an ninh Trung Quốc ☊ to threaten the security, safety of a region ☊ đe dọa nền an ninh trong vùng ☊ to threaten directly ☊ đe dọa trực tiếp ☊ Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations. ☊ break sth off ☊
He threatened to fire me, as if I cared! ☊ care ☊
The disease threatens to wipe out the entire population. ☊ entire ☊
a crisis that threatens the industry's continued existence ☊ existence ☊
He threatened to expose the racism that existed within the police force. ☊ expose ☊
He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. ☊ frighten sb/sth away/off, frighten sb/sth away from sth ☊
My secretary has threatened to leave. ☊ leave ☊
Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed. ☊ life ☊
report sb (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth): She threatened to report him to the authorities for hunting without a licence. ☊ report ☊
Air traffic controllers are threatening to come out on/go on strike. ☊ strike ☊
The army is threatening to take over if civil unrest continues. ☊ take over (from sb), take sth over (from sb) ☊
threaten sb: They broke my windows and threatened me. ☊ threaten ☊
threaten sb with sth: The attacker threatened them with a gun. ☊ threaten ☊
He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work. ☊ threaten ☊
threaten sth: The threatened strike has been called off. ☊ threaten ☊
threaten to do sth: The hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met. ☊ threaten ☊
threaten that...: They threatened that passengers would be killed. ☊ threaten ☊
A storm was threatening. ☊ threaten ☊
When war threatens, people act irrationally. ☊ threaten ☊
threaten to do sth: This dispute threatens to split the party. ☊ threaten ☊
threaten sth: The clouds threatened rain. ☊ threaten ☊
Pollution is threatening marine life. ☊ threaten ☊
threatening letters ☊ threatening ☊
threatening behaviour ☊ threatening ☊
The house seemed less threatening in the cold light of day. ☊ threatening ☊
The sky was dark and threatening. ☊ threatening ☊
withdraw sth: Workers have threatened to withdraw their labour (= go on strike). ☊ withdraw ☊
menacer ☊ ils ont menacé de l’incarcérer et de le torturer ☊
menaçant ☊ elle le chasse en le menaçant avec un couteau ☊