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threatening /'θretniɳ/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh Đồng nghĩa

Danh từ

sự đe doạ, sự hăm doạ

Tính từ

đe doạ

in a threatening tone

với giọng đe doạ

* Các từ tương tự:
threateningly
verb

-ens; -ened; -ening

[+ obj] :to say that you will harm someone or do something unpleasant or unwanted especially in order to make someone do what you want

The mugger threatened him with a gun.

He threatened to tell their boss. = He threatened that he would tell their boss.

She threatened to quit if they didn't give her a raise, but no one believed her.

He tried to get what he wanted by threatening people (with violence).

The workers have threatened to strike if their demands are not met. = The workers have threatened a strike if their demands are not met.

The kidnapper threatened to kill her. = The kidnapper threatened her life.

to be something that is likely to cause harm to (someone or something) :to be a threat to (someone or something) [+ obj]

Civil war has been threatening the country for years.

a marriage threatened by financial problems

Overfishing threatens the survival of certain fish species.

She felt (emotionally) threatened by his friendships with female coworkers. [no obj]

Disaster threatens.

b - used to say that something bad or harmful appears likely or possible; [+ obj]

The clouds were threatening rain. [=the clouds made it appear that it was likely to rain]

The latest news threatens trouble for the economy. [no obj]

It looks like it's threatening to rain. [=it looks like it may rain]
adjective

Threatening storm clouds began to build in the western sky

ominous

menacing

portentous

sinister

looming

inauspicious

minatory

minacious

comminatory

intimidating

foreboding

imminent

impending