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新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 5:Language Point 22

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Like no other plague before, the AIDS epidemic threatens to wipe out an entire generation and leave another without parents.(Para.14)
Meaning: Unlike other plagues before, the AIDS plague is likely to kill an entire generation and make another generation lose their parents.
threaten: v. be a warning that one is going to hurt, punish, etc.; give warning of (sth. bad)
If you threaten me or use any force, I shall inform the police. 如果你威胁我,或动武的话,我就报警。
The verb "threaten" is often followed by an infinitive.
The fighting is threatening to turn into a war. 这场战斗有可能变成一场战争。
The father threatened to punish the child if the child did not obey his orders. 父亲威胁说要是孩子不听话,就要给以惩罚。

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epidemic [.epi'demik]

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n. 传染病,流行病
adj. 流行的,传染性

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inform [in'fɔ:m]

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v. 通知,告诉,向 ... 报告,告发

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threatening ['θretniŋ]

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adj. 威胁(性)的,凶兆的 动词threaten的现

 
threaten ['θretn]

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v. 威胁,恐吓

 

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