threaten
US /ˈθrɛtn/
・UK /ˈθretn/
A2
v.t.Transitive VerbTo cause something potential harm, or put at risk
Too much fishing will threaten the animals in the sea
v.t.Transitive VerbTo say you may harm or hurt someone
If you threaten my son, I will call the police
v.t.Transitive VerbTo indicate a possibility of something undesirable.
Dark clouds threaten rain.
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Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
- Donald Trump, the other day, tried to threaten me.
Donald Trump, the other day, tried to threaten me.
- Donald Trump, the other day, tried to threaten me.
Donald Trump, the other day, tried to threaten me.
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- Mink, fox and seagulls, they all threaten this duck.
Mink, fox and seagulls, they all threaten this duck.
被通緝港人張晞晴：「我懷疑我在英國被跟蹤」－ BBC News 中文
- They try to threaten me to shut me up.
They try to threaten me to shut me up.
- They try to threaten me to shut me up, but I would keep using my voice.
They try to threaten me to shut me up, but I would keep using my voice.
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- We will safeguard American AI and chip technologies from theft and misuse, work with our allies and partners to strengthen and extend these protections, and close pathways to adversaries attaining AI capabilities that threaten all of our people.
We will safeguard American AI and chip technologies from theft and misuse, work with our allies and partners to strengthen and extend these protections, and close pathways to adversaries attaining AI capabilities that threaten all of our people.
- close pathways to adversaries attaining AI capabilities that threaten all of our people.
close pathways to adversaries attaining AI capabilities that threaten all of our people.
A New Blueprint for Good Work | RSA Insights
- Work, as we've known it, is adrift in a sea of uncertainty. Automation, AI, the gig economy, insecure work, climate change and COVID, all threaten to sink it.
Work, as we've known it, is adrift in a sea of uncertainty. Automation, AI, the gig economy, insecure work, climate change and COVID, all threaten to sink it.
- Automation, AI, the gig economy, insecure work, climate change, and COVID all threaten to sink it.
Automation, AI, the gig economy, insecure work, climate change, and COVID all threaten to sink it.
My Sister's Keeper - trailer
- But beneath the exterior, there are cracks, resentments that threaten the very foundation of our lives.
But beneath the exterior, there are cracks, resentments that threaten the very foundation of our lives.
- But beneath the exterior, there are cracks, resentments, that threaten the very foundation of our lives.
But beneath the exterior, there are cracks, resentments, that threaten the very foundation of our lives.
Top 10 Theories About The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- So strong, in fact, that his birth might threaten Galactus's rule over the multiverse.
So strong, in fact, that his birth might threaten Galactus's rule over the multiverse.
- So strong, in fact, that his birth might threaten Galactus's rule over the multiverse.
So strong, in fact, that his birth might threaten Galactus's rule over the multiverse.
Antimatter in Sci-Fi Rundown
- The idea was they came to CERN, they stole antimatter, they used it to threaten the Vatican.
The idea was they came to CERN, they stole antimatter, they used it to threaten the Vatican.
- The idea that they came, they stormed, they stole antimatter, they used it to threaten the Vatican.
The idea that they came, they stormed, they stole antimatter, they used it to threaten the Vatican.
America Ferrera's Iconic Barbie Speech | Barbie | Max
- but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood,
but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood,
- not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood,
not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood,
What challenges can the world expect in 2022? | DW News
- The pandemic is also expected to threaten the economy catch-up initiated in recent decades by African countries.
The pandemic is also expected to threaten the economy catch-up initiated in recent decades by African countries.
- The pandemic is also expected to threaten the economic catch-up initiated in recent decades by African countries.
The pandemic is also expected to threaten the economic catch-up initiated in recent decades by African countries.