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Threatening

“Threatening” 是 threaten-ing 形式。作形容词指 带有威胁、令人不安threatening tone);描述天气 threatening clouds山雨欲来

  1. “He received a threatening message online.” (他在网上收到一条威胁信息。)
  2. “Dark, threatening clouds gathered over the valley.” (乌压压的乌云在山谷上空聚集。)
  3. “She spoke in a calm, non-threatening way to de-escalate the argument.” (她以平静、不带威胁的语气说话,为争论降温。)

threat 来自古英语 þreat(压迫、威胁),-en 构成动词 threaten,再加 -ing

threat + -en(动词)+ -ing;形容词由分词形容词化。

法律语境 threatening behavior 可能构成违法;天气报道 threatening storms 是常见搭配。

  • 固定搭配: “threatening behavior” (威胁行为), “threatening letter” (恐吓信), “threatening skies” (不祥天色)

threat(威胁)+ -ening → 正在让人 感到威胁 的 = threatening。

“Without threatening anyone, he left when the threatening storm lights flashed across the sky.” (他没有威胁任何人,却在骇人闪电划破天空时离开了。)