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词汇 threatening
释义 threatening
adjective
uk /ˈθret.ən.ɪŋ//ˈθret.nɪŋ/ us /ˈθret.ən.ɪŋ//ˈθret.nɪŋ/
expressing a threat of something unpleasant or violent: 威胁(性)的,恐吓(性)的
threatening behaviour恐吓行为
Synonym
menacing
showing that bad weather will probably arrive soon:
As the threatening clouds approached, the winds suddenly blew up into a blinding snowstorm.
The center received two threatening phone calls on Thursday evening after news of the shootings.
She was accused of stalking the actress by repeatedly calling her and sending threatening letters over the past few months.
Any time you point a gun in someone's direction in a threatening manner, you've committed an aggravated assault.
Mostly he paints seascapes - stormy waters meeting a dark and threatening sky.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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or elseidiom
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threatening | American Dictionary


threatening
adjective
us/ˈθret·ən·ɪŋ/

threateningadjective (EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY)


expressing the possibility that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen:
Threatening skies meant a storm was coming.

threateningadjective (EXPRESSING THREAT)


expressing a threat that someone will be hurt or harmed:
She received several threatening phone calls after her appearance on television.
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