Translation

• variant of 脅|胁[xie2]

Synonyms

• 威慑, 威胁, 威逼, 胁从, 胁迫

Examples

• 空气污染将会威胁我们的生存。
  Air pollution will be a threat to our survival.
• 我们觉得他的威胁只是一个玩笑。
  We thought his threat was only a joke.
• 当炸弹袭击了我们的港口、暴政威胁到全世界，她见证了一代美国人的伟
  When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness, and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.