单词 | under threat |
释义 | under threat phrase B2 See full dictionary entry for threat If a person or thing is under threat, there is a danger that something unpleasant might be done to them, or that they might cease to exist. His position as leader will be under threat at a party congress due next month. They live daily under threat of violence. [+ of] Even the most security-conscious computer user is under constant threat from computer viruses. Britain's rarest breeding birds are under threat from fanatical and selfish egg collectors. |
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