threat
gb/θɹˈɛt/ us/θɹˈɛt/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 1500
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
entity
1
Statement or action promising harm
Words or actions that say or show someone will hurt you or cause problems.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] makes a threat
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'threat' with 'treat' because they sound similar, but they have very different meanings.
المرادفات
menace (Slightly more formal and can also refer to a dangerous person or thing.)
الأضداد
assurance (Expresses a promise of safety or security instead of harm.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
make a threat
|issue a threat
|threat of violence
|death threat
|empty threat
الموضوعات
crime
|safety
|emotions
|law
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The witness received a death threat after testifying in court.
- The manager's threat to fire the staff caused tension in the office.
- He made a threat to damage the car if she didn’t pay him.
- The teacher took the student's threat seriously and contacted the principal.
- They ignored his threats, thinking he was bluffing.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- She got a threat from a stranger.
- He made a threat to hurt me.
- The threat scared the children.
- The police are looking into the threat.
اسم
B1
entity
2
Person or thing that may cause harm
A person or thing that can hurt you or cause problems.
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] is a threat to [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'threat' (potential harm) with 'risk' (chance of harm), though they overlap in meaning.
المرادفات
danger (General term for something that can cause harm, less formal in some contexts.)
الأضداد
protection (Something that keeps people or things safe from harm.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
pose a threat
|serious threat
|security threat
|real threat
|threat to national security
الموضوعات
safety
|environment
|politics
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- Climate change is a serious threat to biodiversity.
- The virus remains a significant health threat.
- He sees her as a threat to his position at work.
- The army is prepared for any external threats.
- Illegal fishing is a major threat to marine life.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- Fire is a threat to the forest.
- Pollution is a big threat to animals.
- That man is a threat to the children.
- The storm is a threat to the town.
اسم
B2
state
3
Possibility of harm or loss
The chance that something bad will happen.
نمط الاستخدام:
threat of [something negative]
المرادفات
risk (Focuses more on probability than on intent.)
الأضداد
opportunity (A set of circumstances that makes something good possible instead of bad.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
under threat
|the threat of war
|constant threat
|looming threat
الموضوعات
business
|politics
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The company faces the threat of bankruptcy.
- Farmers live with the constant threat of drought.
- There is a growing threat of economic recession.
- The peace talks reduced the threat of conflict.
- Wildlife habitats are under threat from development.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- There is a threat of rain today.
- The country is under the threat of war.
- We live with the threat of floods every year.
- The team is facing the threat of losing the game.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
threat
IPA
GB/θɹˈɛt/
US/θɹˈɛt/
المقاطع والنبر
threat (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (threat)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: threat
- Plural: threat, threats
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
threats
noun
Core family
threaten
verb B1
threatening
adjective
Related words
threateningly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unthreatening
adjective
التعبيرات
death threat
1/dˈɛθ θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Statement threatening to kill someone
A warning that someone will be killed if they do not do what is wanted.
أمثلة
- The journalist received several death threats after publishing the article.
- She reported the death threat to the police immediately.
empty threat
1/ˈɛmpti θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Promise of harm without intent/action
A warning that someone will do something bad, but they will not really do it.
أمثلة
- His promise to quit was just an empty threat.
- They knew it was an empty threat and ignored it.
make a threat
1/mˈeɪk ə θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
State intention to cause harm
To say you will hurt someone or cause problems for them.
أمثلة
- He made a threat against the company director.
- She was arrested after making threats online.
under threat
1/ˈʌndɚ θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
In danger of harm or loss
In danger of being harmed or destroyed.
أمثلة
- Several species are under threat due to deforestation.
- His job is under threat after the merger.
pose a threat
1/pˈoʊz ə θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Create danger or risk
To cause danger or risk to someone or something.
أمثلة
- Rising sea levels pose a threat to island nations.
- The virus poses a serious threat to public health.
pose a threat
2/pˈoʊz ə θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Create risk of harm or loss
To be dangerous or cause possible harm.
أمثلة
- These chemicals pose a serious threat to human health.
- Rising sea levels pose a threat to coastal cities.