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1、threaten
威脅;恐嚇
He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town.
他說陸軍軍官們曾威脅要摧毀那座小鎮。
He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife.
他把她捆起來，拿著一把 6 英寸長的刀子威脅她。
危害到;威脅到
The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.
新來的工人直接威脅到老工人的飯碗。
The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities.
我們社會的團結遭到了一小撮滋擾生事、不安分守己的群體的威脅。
(壞事)可能發生，將要發生
The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war.
這場戰斗有可能會演變為全面的戰爭。
Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould or similarly protected if frost threatens.
如果霜凍來臨，植物必須蓋上腐葉土或用類似方法加以保護。
2、determine
是…的決定因素
The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.
雞塊的大小將決定烹飪時間的長短。
Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.
社會地位很大程度上是由家里經濟支柱的職業決定的。
確定;查明
The investigation will determine what really happened.
調查會查明到底發生了什么事情。
Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans.
需要進行檢測以確定其對人的長期影響。
