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威胁的 (威脅的)
  • [wēixiéde]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

威胁的 [wēixiéde]
  1. 1. adjective threatening

Examples

汹涌的洪水威胁着堤坝的安全。
The surging floodwaters threatened the dykes and dams.
赤潮的出现使海洋生物的生存受到了威胁。
The appearance of the red tide has brought threat to the halo bios' existence.
内战的魔影正威胁着那个国家。
The spectre of civil war was haunting the country.
威胁邻国的安全
threaten (or menace) the security of a neighbouring country
臭氧层不断被破坏,人类的生存环境受到威胁。
As the ozone gradually becomes damaged, humankind's survival is threatened.
大气污染将直接威胁人类的健康。
Air pollution will directly threaten people's health.
绑架他女朋友的人威胁说不马上给钱他们就撕票。
The people who had kidnapped his girlfriend threatened to kill her if he didn't immediately pay the ransom.
露骨的军事威胁。
Their answer to the new threat was to release a new better product than previous versions.
面对新的威胁, 他们的回应是发布比以前版本更好的新产品。

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