not do what you want 威胁；恐吓：to make threats against sb 对案人进行威胁◊ She is
prepared to carry out her threat to resign.命于将辞职的要挟付诸行动，她已
做好 了思想准备。◊ He received
death threats 介om right-wing groups.他收到了右翼团体的死亡恐吓。◊ crimes fnvobing vioZence or the t/ireat o/vioZence 涉及暴 力或暴力威胁的罪行 2 [U, C, usually sing.]
the possibility of trouble, danger or disaster 凶兆；征兆：These ancient woodlands are under
threat from new road deveiopmems.新道路开发可能对这些古老的林地造成破
环。◊ There is
a rea〖 threat 〇/war.确有可能发生战争。
3 [C, usually sing.]〜（to sth) a person or thing that
is likely to cause trouble, danger, etc.构成威胁的人；形 成威胁的事物：Heis unZifcdy to be a threat
to the Spanish p〖ayer in the_/iinaL相信也不会在决赛中对这位西
牙运或员形成威胁。◊ Drugs pose a major threat to our society.毒品成为对社会的一大威胁。
threaten
CHr /i0retn/
叱叻 1 〜sb (with sth) to say that you will
cause trouble, hurt sb, etc. if you do not get what you want 扬言要；威
胁；恐吓：[VN] TTiey broke my
windows, and threatened me•他们砸碎我的窗子并威胁我。◊ The attocfcer
threatened them with a gu_n.袭击者用枪威胁他们。◊.He was threatened with dismissal if he
continued to turn up Zate/orworfc.他受到警告，如果继续上班迟到，就g辞 退。◊ The threatened
strifce has been caHed 〇#•扬言要 进行的罢工被取消了。◊ [V to inf] rhe packers threatened to kill one passenger
every hour if their demands were not met.邊机者要挟说，如果他们的要求
得不到满足，他们每过一小时就杀死一名乘客。[also
V that] 2 to
seem likely to happen or cause sth unpieasant 预示凶兆；有…危险：[V] A
storm was threat- enfng.暴风雨即将来临。◊ [V to inf] TTiis dispute
threatens to sp/it the party.这一奋歧可能f造成党^分 裂。◊. [VN] 7^ie dou<^ threatened rain.乌云密布预示大 雨将至。3 [VN] to be a danger to
sth危及；对…哀威 胁 endanger, put at risk ： Pollution is threat- emng marine啡•污染正危及海洋生物。
threatening 〇-w /'eretmrj/ adj.
1 expressing a threat of
harm or violence 威胁的；恐吓 的 HTTI menacing ： threatening 〖etfers 恐吓信◊ threatening
behaviour 威胁行为 2
(of the sky，clouds, etc•天空、‘云等）showing that bad
weather is. likely.'阴 沉沉的;.為云密命的：The was dark and
tfireatening. 天空乌云密布，阴沉沉的。►threat.en.ing.lyfldv.: He glared at her threateningly. thfee 離/ nwmher
3
三 There are examples of how
to use numbers
at the entry for five.数词角法示例见 five
条。ITTOI the three 'Rs [old-fashioned) reading, writing and arithmetic, thought to be the most
important parts of a child’s education初等教育三要素（i视为儿臺教育最重 要部分的读、耷、，算）一more at two .three-card 'trick noun a game in which
players bet money on which is the queen out of three cards lying face down三牌猜王后（赌博戏，参加者猜三张正面朝下
的纸牌中哪一张为王后）
.three-1 cornered adj. [usually before noun]
1 having three comers三角形的；有三个角的；三隅的：a three-cornered hat 三角帽 2 involving
three people or groups有三人参加的；有三个组的：a three-cornered
contest三方竞争
.three-1 D (also 3-D) noun [U] the quality of
having, or appearing to have, length, width and depth (^= three dimensions)三维；三度；立体：TTiese glasses aHow
you to see. the _用/71 in. three-D. ▲副眼镜让你能看立体电
影。◊ a
irhree-D image 立体视像 ,three-day e venting noun = eventing .three-di' mensional adj. having, or appearing
to have, length, width and depth 三维如；立#的.；三度空 间的；有立体感的：three-dimen5wna〖 objects立体物体
threefold /'Briifauld; -fould/ adj., adv. o -fold .three
'fourths noun [pi.] (L/S) = three quarters three-legged race /,0ri: 'legid reis/ noun a race in which people
taking part run in pairs, the right leg of one runner .being tied to the left
leg of the other 二人三
足赛跑，绑腿赛跑（参赛者两人一组，一人的右腿和另- 人的左腿绑在一起）
.three-line
'whip noun (in Britain) a written
notice 40 Members of Parliament from their party
leaders telling them that they must be present at a particular vote and must
vote in a particular way紧急通知（英国政党领袖
要求其议员必须参加投票和如何投票的书面通知>
.three-'peat
noun (NAm^) (used especially in
news- papers 尤用于报章）an occasion when a person or team wins a competition
for the third time, especially in sport (尤指在同一个体育比赛中的）第三次获胜，三连
逵，三连霸► ,three-_peat verfc [V] three.pence
/,0ri:'pens;
/ornier/y trepans/ now/7 [u] (fl/f) the sum of
three old pence (旧时.的）三运士 three-penny bit /.Brepani 'bit/ {also three penny 'piece) noun a British coin in use
until 1971, worth three old pence三便士硬币（1971年已停止使用的英国
硬币）_
.three-1 piece adj. [only before noun] consisting of three separate parts
or 'pieces三件一套的；由三部分组成的：
a three-piece suit (= a set of clothes consisting of trousers/pants, a jacket and a waistcoat/vest)三件式 套服（▲括裤子、上衣和背心）◊ a
t/zree-pfece suite (= a set of three pieces of furniture,
usually a SOFA and two ARMCHAIRS)三件一套的家具（通常为一张
长沙发和两张单人沙发）
.three-point
'turn noun a method of turning a
car in a small space so that it faces in the opposite direction, by driving
forwards, then backwards, then forwards again, in a series of curves三点转向（6车在狭窄场所转 弯掉头的方法，先向前，再后退，再向前进）
.three-'quarter
adj. [only before noun] used
to describe sth which is three quarters of the usual size 四.分之.!£ 的：a three-quarter 〖ength .coat 七分长大衣 .three quarters {US also .three fourths) noun ~ (of sth) three of the
four equal parts into which sth may be divided 四分之三：three _quarters 〇/ an hour 四十五奋钟 .three-ring 'circus noun [sing.] {NAmE, informaf) a place or situation
with a lot of confusing or amusing activity 有各种娱乐活动的场所；大型热闹的演出
three-some
/'Griisam/
now/? 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of three people 三人一组；三.人小组 2 [C] an occasion when
three people have sex together 三人性爱
'three-star
adj. [usualJy before noun] 1 having three stars in a
system that measures quality. The highest standard is usually represented by
four or five stars (质量）三 _ '星级的：a three-star hofd 三星级宾馆 2 (/V/\/r?£) having the
third-highest military rank, and wearing uniform which has three stars on it ( _衔 i 三星的：a three- sfar genera丨三星上将
.three-'way
adj. [only before noun]
happening or working in three ways or directions, or between three people 三方面的；三向的；三人参加的：a three-way switch 三路开关◊ a t/iree-way
discussfori 三人谈
thren-ody
/'Brenadi/
noun {pi. -ies) [technical ^ i§) a song, poem or
other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth that has’
ended 挽歌；哀歌；，_悲
诗；哀悼
thresh /0reX/ verb 1 [VN] to separate grains
of rice, wheat, etc. from the rest of the plant using a
machine or, especially in the past, by hitting it with a special tool (用机器）使脱粒；（，尤指旧时手持工具）打（稻、
麦等 > 2 [V，VN] to make, or cause
sth to make，.uncon- trolled
movements (使 _)剧烈扭动，_ 翻滚 CCT7I thrash ► thresh-ing noun [U]： a machine 脱粒机』
thresh-old /'Grejhauld; NAmE -hould/ noun 1 the floor or ground at
the bottom of a doorway, considered as the
entrance to a building or room fl fig;门口： She stood hesitating on the
threshoid.她[古门 口.犹豫不
决。◊ ffe
stepped across the threshold•他'迈 il
门 2 the level at which sth
starts to happen or have an effect 阈；界；起始点：_ He has a Zow boredom
threshold (= he gets bored easily).他极易感到乏味。◊ I have a high pain threshold (= I can suffer a lot of
pain before I start to react).我命痛阈很高。◊ My earnings are. just above the tax threshoZd (= more .than the amount at
which you start paying tax).我的收入刚冈ij 超 过征税起点。3 [usually sing.] tlie point just
before a new