transcription, транскрипция: [ θret ]
( threats)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A threat to a person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. A threat is also the cause of this danger.
Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships...
The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly...
N-VAR : with supp , oft N to/from n , N of n
2.
A threat is a statement by someone that they will do something unpleasant, especially if you do not do what they want.
He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign...
The priest remains in hiding after threats by former officials of the ousted dictatorship...
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft N to-inf
3.
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...
She lives daily under threat of violence...
PHRASE : oft PHR of/from n