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They hope to end the conflict using persuasion rather than threats.他们希望用劝说而不是威胁来结束冲突。Britain's fishing industry remains threatened.英国的捕鱼业仍然面临着威胁。Martin's threatened to turn up for the wedding in his birthday suit.马丁威胁说要光着身子参加婚礼。He threatened to call the cops on us.他威胁说要叫警察来抓我们。These changes threaten some of our most cherished institutions.这些变化威胁到一些我们最为珍视的习俗。Extreme nationalism is the single greatest danger to peace in the modern world.在当今世界上极端民族主义是对和平的最大威胁。He threatened to gouge my eyes out.他威胁要挖出我的双眼。They threatened to snuff him out.他们威胁要干掉他。They threatened to string him up in a tree.他们威胁要把他吊死在树上。Then he started threatening me and saying that my family might get hurt.然后他开始威胁我，说我的家人可能受到伤害。He threatened to give her a whipping.他威胁要抽她一顿。The gas company threatened them with disconnection.燃气公司威胁说要停他们的气。Chemical pollution is threatening the survival of many species of wildlife.化学污染威胁着许多野生物种的生存。A severe drought is threatening the rice crop.一场严重的旱灾正威胁着水稻作物。Some people think that machinery is a threat to their jobs.一些人认为机器是对他们工作的一种威胁。She could threaten to play her trump card, an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures.她可能会威胁要拿出她的杀手锏：出自传来爆料糗事。Milk rounds are threatened as customers switch to buying from supermarkets.随着顾客转而从超市购买牛奶，送奶人的生意受到了威胁。He sought to extort money by threatening to reveal secrets about his boss's private life.他威胁要把老板的私生活曝光，企图勒索钱财。Don't worry, I'm sure he won't carry out his threat.不用担心，我肯定他不会把他的威胁付诸行动。There were threats by religious zealots to prevent the excavations.宗教狂热分子威胁要阻止挖掘。It was argued that the group's activities presented a threat to national security.人们议论说该团体的活动对国家的安全构成了威胁。Unexploded mines were a big danger to civilians in the aftermath of the war.战后，没爆炸的地雷对平民构成了重大威胁。Severe and unpredictable weather is a perennial danger for mountain climbers.天气恶劣多变历来是对登山队员的一大威胁。The country's expansionism was considered a real threat.该国的扩张主义政策被认为是真正的威胁。They've threatened to get up a petition against the plan.他们已经威胁要发起请愿反对这个计划。She had threatened to put a curse on their crops.她威胁说要对他们的庄稼下诅咒。A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.发生在孟加拉湾的飓风正威胁着印度东部各邦。A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life.一个自称是记者的人威胁要公开有关她的私生活的细节。She ignored their threats and continued to do what she felt was right.她不理会他们的威胁，继续做她觉得正确的事。These results highlight the growing threat posed by this infection.这些结果凸显了这种传染病日益增长的威胁。Her husband threatened to institute divorce proceedings.她的丈夫威胁要提起离婚诉讼。I answered his threat with a blow on his nose.我朝他鼻子上打了一拳，来回答他对我的威胁。The threat of war has diminished.战争的威胁已经降低了。We all rallied round when the school was threatened with closure.当学校遭到关闭威胁时，我们大家团结抵制。These influences threaten the very framework of our society.这些影响威胁到我们社会的基本架构。The riots presented a considerable risk to life and property.骚乱给生命和财产带来相当大的威胁。The gang threatened to take reprisals against them.这个帮派威胁说要对他们进行报复。Ben didn't want to study law, but his father bullied him into it by threatening to cut off his allowance.本不想学习法律，但他父亲以断绝他的生活费作威胁强迫他学。After three hours of playing cat and mouse, they threatened to open fire on our vessel, so we stopped.经过三小时猫捉老鼠似的追逐后，他们威胁说要向我们的船开火，我们就停下了。Party unity is threatened when members will not compromise.成员们不愿妥协，党内团结受到了威胁。 |