英语词汇“threatening”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	threatening
例句	threateningthreatening /ˈθretnɪŋ/ adjective ► threatening making you think that someone intends to harm you: “If you tell anyone, you’ll be sorry,” he said in a threatening way. The lawyer has received threatening phone calls from members of the gang. ➔ You can also use threatening to describe the sky or clouds when bad weather is coming: The sky suddenly looked dark and threatening, like it was about to rain. ► menacing frightening and making you think that someone is going to hurt you: Two policemen were walking beside a menacing criminal in handcuffs. ➔ You can also use menacing when clouds are very dark and it looks like it may rain very soon: The sky was filled with menacing black clouds. ► intimidating making you feel frightened and nervous and lacking in confidence: Big schools can seem intimidating to small children. He was tall and intimidating. ► ominous making you feel worried that something bad is going to happen: There were ominous signs that the country was working on making nuclear weapons. ➔ You can also use ominous to describe the sky or clouds when bad weather is coming: Ominous dark clouds covered the sky. ► sinister strange and frightening, and making you feel that something bad will happen to you: A sinister-looking man in dark glasses seemed to be watching me. ADVERBS: threateningYou can make the adjectives that mean threatening into adverbs by using an -ly ending: "You'll be sorry!" he said threateningly. \| The dog looked menacingly at me from behind the wall. \| Dark clouds were gathering ominously in the western sky.
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