threat
gb/θɹˈɛt/ us/θɹˈɛt/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 1500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B1
entity
1
Statement or action promising harm
Words or actions that say or show someone will hurt you or cause problems.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] makes a threat
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'threat' with 'treat' because they sound similar, but they have very different meanings.
คำพ้องความหมาย
menace (Slightly more formal and can also refer to a dangerous person or thing.)
คำตรงข้าม
assurance (Expresses a promise of safety or security instead of harm.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
make a threat
|issue a threat
|threat of violence
|death threat
|empty threat
หัวข้อ
crime
|safety
|emotions
|law
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำนาม
B1
entity
2
Person or thing that may cause harm
A person or thing that can hurt you or cause problems.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] is a threat to [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'threat' (potential harm) with 'risk' (chance of harm), though they overlap in meaning.
คำพ้องความหมาย
danger (General term for something that can cause harm, less formal in some contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
protection (Something that keeps people or things safe from harm.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
pose a threat
|serious threat
|security threat
|real threat
|threat to national security
หัวข้อ
safety
|environment
|politics
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำนาม
B2
state
3
Possibility of harm or loss
The chance that something bad will happen.
รูปแบบการใช้:
threat of [something negative]
คำพ้องความหมาย
risk (Focuses more on probability than on intent.)
คำตรงข้าม
opportunity (A set of circumstances that makes something good possible instead of bad.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
under threat
|the threat of war
|constant threat
|looming threat
หัวข้อ
business
|politics
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
threat
IPA
GB/θɹˈɛt/
US/θɹˈɛt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
threat (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (threat)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: threat
- Plural: threat, threats
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
threats
noun
Core family
threaten
verb B1
threatening
adjective
Related words
threateningly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unthreatening
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- These chemicals pose a serious threat to human health.
- Rising sea levels pose a threat to coastal cities.