英语词汇“threaten”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	threaten
例句	threatenthreaten /ˈθretn/ verb ► threaten to say that you will do something bad to someone if he or she does not do what you want: Suzy’s mother threatened to throw away all of her things if she doesn’t pick up her room. He robbed them and threatened them with violence. ► make threats to say repeatedly that you will do something bad to someone if he or she does not do what you want: Threats have been made against the witness, but he is still going to testify in court. ► bully to frighten or hurt someone, especially someone who is smaller or weaker: Matthew was being bullied by a boy at school who kept punching him. ► intimidate to deliberately make someone feel frightened of you so that he or she does what you want: Some voters say they were intimidated into voting for the ruling party. ► blackmail to threaten to tell someone’s secrets if he or she does not give you money or do what you want: The man’s secretary found out about his affair and began to blackmail him.
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