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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

威胁 [wēixié]
  1. 1. verb threaten

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

威胁 [wēixié]
  1. 1. threaten; menace; imperil; danger;lean on
    受到战争威胁
    be menaced by war
    威胁世界和平
    imperil world peace
    威胁邻国的安全
    threaten (or menace) the security of a neighbouring country
  2. 2. noun threat

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

威胁 [wēixié]
  1. 1. 动 用权势或武力恐吓胁迫
    敌人妄想用武力来威胁他。
  2. 2. 动 (某些因素)造成危险或危害
    环境污染威胁着人类健康。
  3. 3. 名 可能形成危险或危害的因素
    噪声也是一大威胁。
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Examples

构成威胁
constitute (or pose) a threat
内战的魔影正威胁着那个国家。
The spectre of civil war was haunting the country.
威胁世界和平
imperil world peace
威胁利诱，无所不至
use intimidation, bribery and every other means
汹涌的洪水威胁着堤坝的安全。
The surging floodwaters threatened the dykes and dams.
威胁
threaten; menace; imperil
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.
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.
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Collocations

威胁利诱
to couple threats with bribes
威胁再三
to menace someone repeatedly
武力威胁
saber-rattling
不怕威胁
to have no fear of threats
威胁群众
to threaten the masses

Word Decomposition

威
[wēi] 		+ 胁
[xié]

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