词汇 | collocation_english_threat |
释义 | Collocations with threatThese are words often used in combination with threat. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. competitive threat These switches reflect consumers' free choice and serve as a competitive threat to the sickness funds. constant threat Is not the constant threat of force the worst nightmare of friends of liberty? continual threat Such hardships were attributed by the missionaries to the insecurities brought about by the continual threat of discovery and persecution. continuing threat It is a continuing threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 credible threat That credible threat has to be maintained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 dangerous threat From this perspective, cleverness is a dangerous threat to candor and friendship (sw adaqa). death threat This led to derogatory phone calls to the theater, a death threat left on an answering machine, and subsequently, cancellations by five tour groups. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. deterrent threat C is the absolute cost of making good on the deterrent threat should it fail to deter. direct threat These proposals were seen as a direct threat to the autonomy of the profession. emerging threat Whether as a result of the increasing volatility of the situation or the emerging threat to civic security, the authorities now took more concerted action to quell the unrest. environmental threat First, the environmental threat remains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 ever-present threat First, there was the ever-present threat of electoral defeat. external threat And in the menacing light of external threat, dissidence begins to look like treason. formidable threat What exactly is left now of that formidable threat? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 genuine threat We face a genuine threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 grave threat This is a grave threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 greatest threat They also experienced the greatest threat to national identity. growing threat And, as a consequence, there is a growing threat of language death. idle threat This proved to be an idle threat. immediate threat The evocation of this emotive concept assumed an immediate threat to familial honor and integrity. imminent threat There is no other imminent threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 implicit threat They contain an implicit threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 implied threat The proverbial stick was that of military discipline and its implied threat of corporal punishment. increasing threat Quite the contrary: during 1995-6 they came under increasing threat from both so-called 'autochthonous ' populations and public officials. major threat Viruses present a major threat to human health and welfare. mere threat Usually, the mere threat of industrial action on the part of doctors is sufficient to resolve the situation. ongoing threat Our treatment may thus be particularly effective in ongoing traumatic situations where fear of ongoing threat to safety is a prominent problem. perceived threat The bivariate relationship between perceived threat in 1996 and tolerance in 1998 is entirely filtered through perceived threat in 1998. potential threat The police were a potential threat. real threat Spanglish is not seen as a real threat. serious threat Fires pose a potentially serious threat to tropical forests. significant threat These outbreaks pose a significant threat to the general population. specific threat The response will depend on the specific threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 threat assessment It has already started, and threat assessment definitions have been reworked with the intention of avoiding the problems of the old system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 threat of attack I do not believe that the creation of another independent major company will make the threat of attack even greater. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 threat of climate change Interestingly, the market has perhaps been far more sensitive to the threat of climate change than various bodies that represent current forms of global governance. threat of eviction The contract ensured high-level insecurity, threat of eviction and loss of the family home. threat of expulsion If a patient is under treatment for generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder, with the threat of expulsion, the anxiety becomes real. threat of extinction Thus, the existence of back mutations does not seem to rule out the threat of extinction. threat of imprisonment The power of informal judicial pressure - together with the ominous threat of imprisonment, suspension, and possible deprivation - should not be underestimated. threat of invasion The threat of invasion "made many writers skeptical that a parliament could effectively replace the authority of the sultan" (p. 13). threat of litigation On the positive side, litigation (or rather the threat of litigation) can pose a deterrent to potential future offenders. threat of prosecution On the one hand, it placed the writers and vendors of radical literature under the constant threat of prosecution. threat of punishment There might be a promise of glory or a threat of punishment. threat of starvation There were no services, no government, and there was a threat of starvation and disease. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 threat perception Instead, we designed two summary items to measure threat perception. triple threat There is a triple threat to the traditions of democracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 veiled threat There is the veiled threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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