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not do what you want J& ; & [If : to make threats against sb Ajftfrjl&JJif O She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign. XtA ^ IR ft ^ ^ ft -it fr ^, MB o 0 He received death threats from right-wing groups, jfe ife f(J 7 £ M 0 ft ft t: 3S Iff 0 0 crimes involving violence or the threat of violence

])&$}#) WfJ 2 [U, C, usually sing.] the possibility of trouble, danger or disaster |X| % ; % : These

ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments, frill® JfR    ftftMiaJ&®:

FK o There is a real threat of war.   a

3 [C, usually sing.] ~ (to sth) a person or thing that is likely to cause trouble, danger, etc. J$c $j> ft A; # ft I : He is unlikely to be a threat to the Spanish player in the final.

0 Drugs pose a major threat to our society. #panfA^tt^ft—AM$h threaten On /'Gretn/ verb 1 ~ sb (with sth) to say that you will cause trouble, hurt sb, etc. if you do not get what you want ^r W Ic ;

; i© tff: [VN] They broke my windows and threatened me. ft a m    W A# He J& ffc 0     <> The attacker

threatened them with a gun.   0 He

was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up

late for work.        *l£ft&±S!E ifif'J, IMS?

il 0 o The threatened strike has been called off. % g H IlrWSIfltiTo 0 [V to inf] The hijackers threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands were not met. #} #L ^ ^ ife , #P^ft Cl ft ^ A

[also V

that] 2 to seem likely to happen or cause sth unpleasant MtK ft %;    [V] A storm was threat­

ening. H M M BP Jfa A life o O [V to inf] This dispute threatens to split the party. & —5fcl£ft^ Mo 0 [VN] The clouds threatened rain.   A

M#$= 3 [VN] to be a danger to sth MR;

E1771 endanger, put at risk : Pollution is threat­ening marine life.

threatening o-w /-eretnml ad/

*1 expressing a threat of harm or violence Mftfrft; SpF ft H771 menacing : threatening letters ® PT fs 0 threatening behaviour $U#}> fr A 2 (of the sky, clouds, etc. R'&f A^?) showing that bad weather is likely Rf] ffiffift ; h H$??Pft: The sky was dark and threatening.

PfjffLlftfto ► threat-en-ing-ly adv.: He glared at her threateningly. ft^^MMSiilMo three 0-w /eri:/ number

3 H iziah^a There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five. |&il] fg A Cl] JE five 0 IHTO1 the three 'Rs (old-fashioned) reading, writing and arith­metic, thought to be the most important parts of a child’s education       ( MflAJLltftWHJI

^SP#ft$l, £fy: % ) —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 ( Itffxft,

)

.three-'cornered adj. [usually before noun] 1 having three comers = M & tf]; H PH ft : a

three-cornered hat H ipi 2 involving three people or groups ^ H A # /JP(ft; W H •'NS ft : a three-cornered contest H

.three-'D (also 3-D) noun [U] the quality of having, or appearing to have, length, width and depth (- three dimensions) H ; H it ; fL ft: These glasses allow you to see the film in three-D. &gijflft^itfti&#:&ft f£0 o a three-D image ALftfl#

,three-day e'venting noun = eventing .three-dimensional adj. having, or appearing to have, length, width and depth Hit ft; lift ft; H®$ |B]ft; WiftHSft: three-dimensional objects ift#/ft three fold /'0ri:fauld; NAmE-fould/ adj., adv. o -fold .three 'fourths noun [pi.] (US) = three quarters three-legged race /.0ri: 'legid reis/ noun a race in which people taking part run in pairs, the right leg of one mnner being tied to the left leg of the other HAH

Aft£JMH£-& )

.three-line 'whip noun (in Britain) a written notice £o 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

.three-'peat noun (NAmE) (used especially in news­papers      Ajft M) an occasion when a person or team

wins a competition for the third time, especially in

sport (A«iwj-Aftwi«*ft) msi&mm, h&

7S, — iiill ► .three-'peat verb [V] three-pence /,0ri:'pens; formerly 'Orepons/ noun [U] (BrE) the sum of three old pence ( |H ) H]E± three-penny bit /.0repani 'bit/ (also .three-penny ‘piece) noun a British coin in use until 1971, worth three old pence ( 1971

5ffH )

.three-'piece adj. [only before noun] consisting of three separate parts or pieces         :

a three-piece suit (= a set of clothes consisting of trousers/pants, a jacket and a waistcoat/vest) H#5£ AAfflW'B) O (BrE) a three-piece suite (= a set of three pieces of furniture, usually a sofa and two armchairs) H#—^

.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 HiC$f ft (

ftftfr, njsii, UfomM)

.three-'quarter adj. [only before noun] used to describe sth which is three quarters of the usual size 0 ^‘ ^ .H : a three-quarter length coat A#

.three quarters (US also three fourths) noun ~ (of sth) three of the four equal parts into which sth may be divided three quarters of an hour

,three-ring 'circus noun [sing.] (NAmE, informal) a place or situation with a lot of confusing or amusing activity

three-some /'0ri:sam/ noun 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of three people HA—HA/J'S 2 [C] an occasion when three people have sex together HA'I4^ 'three-star adj. [usually before noun] 1 having three stars in a system that measures quality. The highest standard is usually represented by four or five stars ( M jl ) H a three-star hotel HM^^tt 2 (NAmE) having the third-highest military rank, and wearing uniform which has three stars on it ( % ) H M : a three-

star general HI ±M

.three-'way adj. [only before noun] happening or working in three ways or directions, or between three people HAffiEft; H ft &t); H A # fJP W : a three-way switch HI®o a three-way discussion HAf thren ody /'0renadi/ noun (pi. -ies) (technical A iff) a song, poem or other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth that has ended f&Uft; SIR; % i#;

thresh /0reJ7 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 (   ( AttflHItf A&IJI ) n ( ffi,

) 2 [V, VN] to make, or cause sth to make, uncon­trolled movements ( fig )       Sflii HTI thrash

► thresh ing noun [U]: a threshing machine thresh old /'©rejhauld; NAmE -hould/ noun 1 the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room fl ; H P : She stood hesitating on the threshold.   MA

IA o 0 He stepped across the threshold, fife £5 M H ffi 0 2 the level at which sth starts to happen or have an effect [31] ; !?• ;  : He has a low boredom

threshold (= he gets bored easily). ffeMHHSfyS-Ao 0 I have a high pain threshold (= I can suffer a lot of pain before I start to react).        |^ ill iSi 0 o My earn­

ings are just above the tax threshold (= more than the amount at which you start paying tax).      ft ^ A W'] M'j

3 [usually sing.] the point just before a new