threatening
adj. 脅迫的; 險惡的; 凶兆的; (天氣等)要變壞的
v. 恐嚇; 威脅; 預示(某事)(threaten的現在分詞)
You can describe someone's behaviour as threatening when you think that they are trying to harm you.
The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour...
警方本可指控他們恐嚇。
She said Denny had received a threatening letter and asked me if I sent it.
她說丹尼收到一封恐嚇信,並問是不是我寄的。
1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;
2. darkened by clouds;
The salesman scared the old lady into signing the paper by threatening to take away the goods.
推銷員揚言要把貨拿走,嚇得那老婦人在單據上籤了字.
His words slowly relaxed her threatening attitude.
他的言語慢慢地緩和了她的威脅態度.
The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能來臨的罷工終究沒有發生.
Terrorist attacks were threatening to destabilize the government.
恐怖襲擊威脅著政府的穩定。
Jack Frost was threatening to kill the new plants.
霜降危及新作物的存活。