His threats are just talk.Don't worry!他的威胁只不过是虚张声势的空话而已,不要担心!
The United Nations are trying to free the world from the threat of war.联合国力图使世界免于战争的威胁。
They carried out their threat to kill him.他们威胁要杀死他。
The murderer is a threat to everyone in the town.那杀人犯对镇上的每个人来说都是一种威胁。
The use of nuclear weapons is a horrible threat to the species.核武器对人类是一个严重威胁。
The threat of bankruptcy hung over the company.那家公司出现了破产的预兆。

［词源］＜古英语thret(威胁)