"threat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 威胁

Definition

威胁是指某种言语、行为或情况，表示有人可能会造成伤害，或某件坏事可能发生。它可以来自人、动物、疾病、问题或任何危险来源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见搭配有 'a threat to' 和 'pose a threat'。它既可以表示某人发出的直接恐吓（如 'He made a threat'），也可以表示更广泛的危险（如 'Climate change is a threat'）。'threatening' 是形容词。学习者常把 'threat' 和 'danger' 混淆；'threat' 更强调可能造成伤害的来源。

Examples

The dog is not a threat to us.

这只狗对我们不构成**威胁**。

They called the police after the threat.

在收到**威胁**后，他们报了警。

Smoke can be a threat to your health.

烟雾可能对你的健康构成**威胁**。

At first we thought it was just talk, but the threat was real.

一开始我们以为只是说说而已，但那个**威胁**是真的。

Cyber attacks are becoming a bigger threat every year.

网络攻击正一年比一年成为更大的**威胁**。

If you get any kind of threat, save the message and tell someone right away.

如果你收到任何形式的**威胁**，把信息保存下来并立刻告诉别人。