新英语900句之生活篇 Lesson32:THREAT威胁

466. That dog is very threateningv.
 那条狗非常吓人。
467. The idea of change threatensw some people.
 改变让一些人感到不安。
468. He was warned about a possible threat.
 有人警告了他可能的威胁。
469. Predatorsx were a threat to the herd².
 食肉动物对牧群是个威胁。
470. His crops were threatened by the lack of rain.
 雨水稀少威胁到了他的庄稼。
471. Are you threatening me?
 你在威胁我吗？
472. People can act violently if they feel threatened.
 人们在受到威胁时会变得暴力。
473. My cat is no threat to anybody.
 我的猫不会威胁到任何人。
474. This wind is threatening to become a storm.
 这阵风快要变成暴风雨了。
475. His tone³ of voice held a subtle⁴ threat.
 他语气中带有威胁的意味。
476. If you aren’t home exactly on time tonight, we are going to have to punish you.
 如果你今晚不按时回家，我们就不得不惩罚你了。
477. If you come home late, then you won’t be able to talk on the phone for two weeks.
 如果你回家晚了的话，你将两个星期不许打电话。
478. Give me everything or I will use my gun.
 把所有东西都给我，否则我就开枪了。
479. Don’t try to call for help until I’ve long gone, otherwise I’ll have to hurt you. 
 在我走远之前不要企图呼救，否则我就不得不伤你了。
480. If you don’t work late tonight, then don’t bother coming back to work at all.
 如果你今晚不加班的话，以后都不用来上班了。

【生词解读】
1. threat            [Wret]        n. 威胁,恐吓
2. threatening    [`WretEniN]    a. 胁迫的；险恶的
3. threaten     [5Wretn]       v. 威胁,恐吓
4. predator¹   [5predEtE]     n. 食肉动物；掠夺者

1 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。

2 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

3 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。

4 subtle   

adj.难于觉察或描述的，精巧的

参考例句：

• Her whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.她的整个态度发生了微妙的变化。
• There's a subtle hint of garlic in the sauce.调味汁里稍微有一点蒜味。