英语单词词义辨析 词汇精选：threat的用法和辨析

词汇精选：threat的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,恐吓，威胁 [U,C],例句：,My threat reduced him to silence.,我的恐吓使他静默。,例句：,His words amounted to a threat.,他的回答等于威胁。,凶兆 [C],例句：,The threat of bankruptcy hung over the pany.,破产的预兆笼罩着那家公司。,例句：,There was a threat of typhoon.,有刮台风的兆头。,祸根 [C],例句：,It has bee a threat to democracy and may render the presidential election an exercise in futility.,这是对民主本质的一大威胁，可能使总统选举成为有名无实的民主活动。,例句：,As late as the 1950s tuberculosis was still a threat.,直到二十世纪五十年代, 结核病仍然使人不寒而栗。,二、词义辨析：,danger,risk,hazard,menace,peril,threat,这些名词均含有“危险、威胁”之意。danger含义广，普通用词，指能够造成伤害、损害或不利的任何情况。risk指有可能发生的危险，尤指主动进行某种活动或去碰运气而冒的危险。hazard比risk正式，多指偶然发生的或无法控制的危险，常含较严重或有一定风险的意味。menace所指的危险性最严重，表示使用暴力或造成破坏性的可能。peril指迫在眉睫很有可能发生的严重危险。threat普通用词，语气弱于menace，指任何公开侵犯对方的言行，给对方构成危险或威胁。,三、参考例句：,The clouds brought a threat of rain.,云预示着将要下雨。,Predators were a threat to the herd.,食肉动物对牧羣是个威胁。,My threat reduced him to silence.,我的恐吓使他静默。,There was a threat of typhoon.,有刮台风的兆头。,Hydro power poses a threat to wildlife.,水力发电给野生动物带来了很大的威胁。,The threat of war has depressed business activity.,战争的威胁使经济萧条。,Pollution poses threat to the development of industry.,污染对工业的发展造成威胁。,His presence is a threat to our success.,他的出现对我们的成功是一个威胁。,The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead.,新一轮内战的威胁在逼近。,The situation poses a grave threat to world peace.,这局势对世界和平构成了严重的威胁。