英语词汇“threateningly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"You listen to me!" he said in a threatening voice.
threatening telephone calls
Avoid sudden or threatening movements around the birds.
Before the attack I'd received several threatening phone calls.
He was arrested for threatening behaviour and using abusive language.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

After Boro's only real threatening first-half attempt, Bernie Slaven shot across the face of the goal from an angle.
I hummed a little tune, even as the ghosts gathered round me, silent and threatening.
Oxford's bowling was never threatening and looked rather ordinary when Glendenen and Parker began to hurry after a quiet first half-hour.
These threatening contacts are of two kinds: the difficult and the sympathetic.
When an attachment has been formed, there is a person the baby can turn to in threatening situations.
When taken collectively these acts signify a deeper, more threatening tendency.

Longman Language Activatorbehaving in a threatening way► threatening

threatening words or behaviour are intended to make someone feel afraid, so that they do what you want: · "You listen to me!" he said in a threatening voice.· He was arrested for threatening behaviour and using abusive language.threatening letter/phone call: · Before the attack I'd received several threatening phone calls.

► menacing

making you feel frightened, especially in a quiet way and even though nothing violent is actually said or done: · One of the guards gave a low, menacing laugh.· There was something strange and rather menacing about the way she spoke.

actions that threaten someone► intimidation

when you try to make someone do what you want by making them feel afraid: · Hoskins used intimidation and violence to get money from local restaurant owners.· The killings are part of a campaign of intimidation against opposition supporters.

► menace

a way of behaving or speaking that makes people think that you are threatening them, even though you do not actually say or do anything violent: · His voice was soft but his tone and expression were full of menace.· Her manner suddenly changed from friendliness and warmth to one of faint menace.

► threatening behaviour

British the criminal offence of behaving in a threatening way towards someone - use this in legal contexts: · He was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using threatening behaviour.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► aggressive/violent/threatening behaviour

· His behavior became increasingly violent.

► a life-threatening condition

(=that may cause death)· The surgery repaired a potentially life-threatening heart condition.

► an angry/threatening gesture

· One of the men made a threatening gesture, and I ran.

► life-threatening

(=likely to cause death)· Doctors say that his illness isn’t life-threatening.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more

· To subvert them would be to incite peasant revolts even more threatening than those which punctuated the eighteenth century.· She was a big ill-tempered animal cowed by a presence more threatening and a temper more volatile than her own.

NOUN► behaviour

· A second possibility is that the use of violence itself amounts to threatening behaviour.· Two Haverhill men have been charged with threatening behaviour and possession of offensive weapons.· Magistrates fined both defendants £100 for threatening behaviour.· It created other offences - violent disorder, affray and threatening behaviour.

WORD FAMILYnounthreatadjectivethreateningverbthreatenadverbthreateningly

单词	threateningly
释义	threateningthreat‧en‧ing /ˈθretn-ɪŋ/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES "You listen to me!" he said in a threatening voice. threatening telephone calls Avoid sudden or threatening movements around the birds. Before the attack I'd received several threatening phone calls. He was arrested for threatening behaviour and using abusive language. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After Boro's only real threatening first-half attempt, Bernie Slaven shot across the face of the goal from an angle. I hummed a little tune, even as the ghosts gathered round me, silent and threatening. Oxford's bowling was never threatening and looked rather ordinary when Glendenen and Parker began to hurry after a quiet first half-hour. These threatening contacts are of two kinds: the difficult and the sympathetic. When an attachment has been formed, there is a person the baby can turn to in threatening situations. When taken collectively these acts signify a deeper, more threatening tendency. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorbehaving in a threatening way► threatening threatening words or behaviour are intended to make someone feel afraid, so that they do what you want: · "You listen to me!" he said in a threatening voice.· He was arrested for threatening behaviour and using abusive language.threatening letter/phone call: · Before the attack I'd received several threatening phone calls. ► menacing making you feel frightened, especially in a quiet way and even though nothing violent is actually said or done: · One of the guards gave a low, menacing laugh.· There was something strange and rather menacing about the way she spoke. actions that threaten someone► intimidation when you try to make someone do what you want by making them feel afraid: · Hoskins used intimidation and violence to get money from local restaurant owners.· The killings are part of a campaign of intimidation against opposition supporters. ► menace a way of behaving or speaking that makes people think that you are threatening them, even though you do not actually say or do anything violent: · His voice was soft but his tone and expression were full of menace.· Her manner suddenly changed from friendliness and warmth to one of faint menace. ► threatening behaviour British the criminal offence of behaving in a threatening way towards someone - use this in legal contexts: · He was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using threatening behaviour. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► aggressive/violent/threatening behaviour · His behavior became increasingly violent. ► a life-threatening condition (=that may cause death)· The surgery repaired a potentially life-threatening heart condition. ► an angry/threatening gesture · One of the men made a threatening gesture, and I ran. ► life-threatening (=likely to cause death)· Doctors say that his illness isn’t life-threatening. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · To subvert them would be to incite peasant revolts even more threatening than those which punctuated the eighteenth century.· She was a big ill-tempered animal cowed by a presence more threatening and a temper more volatile than her own. NOUN► behaviour · A second possibility is that the use of violence itself amounts to threatening behaviour.· Two Haverhill men have been charged with threatening behaviour and possession of offensive weapons.· Magistrates fined both defendants £100 for threatening behaviour.· It created other offences - violent disorder, affray and threatening behaviour. Word family WORD FAMILYnounthreatadjectivethreateningverbthreatenadverbthreateningly 1if someone’s behaviour is threatening, you believe they intend to harm you: His voice sounded threatening. a threatening gesture2if the sky or clouds are threatening, bad weather is likely: a threatening thundercloud—threateningly adverb
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