2if the sky or clouds are threatening, bad weather is likely 〔天氣〕陰沉沉的
a threatening thundercloud
一片陰沉沉的雷雨雲
—threateninglyadverbadv
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threatening• I hummed a little tune, even as the ghostsgathered round me, silent and threatening.• Oxford's bowling was never threatening and looked rather ordinary when Glendenen and Parker began to hurry after a quiet first half-hour.• He was arrested for threatening behaviour and using abusivelanguage.• These threateningcontacts are of two kinds: the difficult and the sympathetic.• After Boro's only real threatening first-half attempt, Bernie Slaven shot across the face of the goal from an angle.• Avoidsudden or threateningmovements around the birds.• Before the attack I'd received several threateningphone calls.• When an attachment has been formed, there is a person the baby can turn to in threatening situations.• threateningtelephone calls• When taken collectively these acts signify a deeper, more threateningtendency.• "You listen to me!" he said in a threatening voice.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤appear, be, seem, sound顯得嚇人;嚇人;好像嚇人;聽起來嚇人▸➤become變得嚇人▸➤find sth發現⋯嚇人▸➤regard sth as, see sth as把⋯視為威脅ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常嚇人◇I found an extremely threatening message on my answering machine.我在我的電話答錄機上發現了一條極其恐怖的留言。➤increasingly越來越兇險▸➤almost近乎恐怖的▸➤potentially有潛在危險的
threatening ♦︎ sinister ♦︎ ominous ♦︎ forbiddingThese words all describe actions, people or things that seem likely to cause you harm or danger.這些詞均表示帶威脅性的、恐嚇的、令人生畏的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a threatening / sinister / forbidding look◆a threatening / a sinister / an ominous tone◆threatening / ominous black / dark clouds◆rather threatening / sinister / ominous / forbidding◆slightly / vaguely sinister / forbidding■threateningexpressing a threat of harm or violence; showing that bad weather is likely威脅的;恐嚇的;預示壞天氣的◆people who send threatening letters or make obscene phone calls寄恐嚇信或打色情騷擾電話的人◆The sky was dark and threatening.天空烏雲密布,陰沉沉的。 see also threat ⇨ risk1■sinister ˈsɪnɪstə(r) seeming evil or dangerous; making you think sth bad will happen邪惡的;險惡的;不祥的;有兇兆的◆There was something cold and sinister about him.他身上有一種冷酷陰險的特質。◆There was a sinister undertone in his words.他的話中有不祥的弦外之音。■ominousˈɒmɪnəs; NAmEˈɑːmɪnəsmaking you think that sth bad will happen; showing that bad weather is likely惡兆的;不吉利的;預示壞天氣的◆She picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence at the other end.她拿起電話,但另一端只有不祥的沉默。◆There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.不祥的黑雲在頭頂上匯聚。■forbiddingseeming unfriendly and frightening and likely to cause harm or danger冷峻的;森然的;令人生畏的◆a forbidding appearance / atmosphere / manner冷峻的樣子/氛圍/態度◆The house looked dark and forbidding.房子黑森森的,令人望而生畏。OPPwelcomingⓘ A welcoming place is attractive and looks comfortable to be in. * welcoming指地方令人感到惬意的、舒適自在的◆the welcoming atmosphere of the club俱樂部溫馨親切的氛圍 see also welcoming ⇨ friendly1