threat,威胁，-en,使。

1. The people fear not death; why threaten them with it.

民不畏死, 奈何以死惧之.

2. Our military ties threaten no third party.

我们的军事关系,不威胁任何第三方.

3. The clouds threaten rain.

云预示有雨.

4. Will severe selection standards create elitism and threaten the Olympic ethic of participation?

严格的选拔标准是否会造成精英主义，进而危及奥林匹克重在参与的理念呢？

5. The government's political and economic reforms threaten to plunge the country into chaos.

政府的政治和经济改革可能会使国家陷入混乱局面。