英语单词:threatening

意思翻译

threatening

adjective uk/ˈθret.ən.ɪŋ/ /ˈθret.nɪŋ/ us/ˈθret.ən.ɪŋ/ /ˈθret.nɪŋ/

威胁（性）的，恐吓（性）的

expressing a threat of something unpleasant or violent

threatening behaviour 恐吓行为

Synonym: menacing More examples

The center received two threatening phone calls on Thursday evening after news of the shootings.

She was accused of stalking the actress by repeatedly calling her and sending threatening letters over the past few months.

Any time you point a gun in someone's direction in a threatening manner, you've committed an aggravated assault.

Mostly he paints seascapes - stormy waters meeting a dark and threatening sky.

Related word: threateningly