threateningthreat•en•ing /'θret(ə)nɪŋ/

adj

1. 威胁的；恐吓的

• We called the police and charged him with threatening behaviour. 我们报了警，并控告他的恐吓行为。

• threatening letters 恐吓信

2. 凶兆的；险恶的

• threatening skies 阴沉的天色

• The country faces dangers greater and more threatening than any known in the past. 国家面临比以前任何时候更加巨大的严重威胁。

–threateningly adv