1、threaten

威胁;恐吓

He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town.

他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇WhfE9-m3Cji-G。

He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife.

他把她捆起来，拿着一把 6 英寸长的刀子威胁她a|6,JlHoXL-1BM]M=。

危害到;威胁到

The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.

新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的饭碗#b9_6v-HOdBb^M8]。

The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities.

我们社会的团结遭到了一小撮滋扰生事、不安分守己的群体的威胁Rc9=[T)]aC#XyxHJ。

(坏事)可能发生，将要发生

The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war.

这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争zP[ucFHOQthYk@v。

Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould or similarly protected if frost threatens.

如果霜冻来临，植物必须盖上腐叶土或用类似方法加以保护]roKhgVU.z9w|S。

2、determine

是…的决定因素

The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.

鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短wn#~Apo6|SnU+66q;xPH。

Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.

社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的^jo%SxhP6a2t+@%j。

确定;查明

The investigation will determine what really happened.

调查会查明到底发生了什么事情)fZc)Si=.f。

Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans.

需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响OX|z|lkPSCkXM。