threat to和of的区别

threat to：对 ... 威胁 后面常加sb./sth.threat of：... 的不祥之兆 、威胁手段 后面常加sth.threat to例句:Terrorism is a threat to the whole country.恐怖主义是整个国家的祸根。

Ice-floes are a threat to shipping in the area.浮冰对这一带的航运是一种威胁。threat of例句:The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.流行病猖獗因而人心惶惶。Their ultimate weapon was the threat of an all-out strike.他们最後的杀手是威胁举行大罢工。相关词语：under the threat of:在……的威胁下threat of material injury：实质性损害威胁一、详细释义：n.恐吓，威胁 [U,C]例句：My threat reduced him to silence.我的恐吓使他静默。例句：His words amounted to a threat.他的回答等于威胁。凶兆 [C]例句：The threat of bankruptcy hung over the company.破产的预兆笼罩着那家公司。例句：There was a threat of typhoon.有刮台风的兆头。祸根 [C]例句：It has become a threat to democracy and may render the presidential election an exercise in futility.这是对民主本质的一大威胁，可能使总统选举成为有名无实的民主活动。例句：As late as the 1950s tuberculosis was still a threat.直到二十世纪五十年代, 结核病仍然使人不寒而栗。

二、词义辨析：danger,risk,hazard,menace,peril,threat这些名词均含有“危险、威胁”之意。danger含义广，普通用词，指能够造成伤害、损害或不利的任何情况。risk指有可能发生的危险，尤指主动进行某种活动或去碰运气而冒的危险。hazard比risk正式，多指偶然发生的或无法控制的危险，常含较严重或有一定风险的意味。menace所指的危险性最严重，表示使用暴力或造成破坏性的可能。peril指迫在眉睫很有可能发生的严重危险。threat普通用词，语气弱于menace，指任何公开侵犯对方的言行，给对方构成危险或威胁。

三、参考例句：The clouds brought a threat of rain.云预示着将要下雨。Predators were a threat to the herd.食肉动物对牧群是个威胁。My threat reduced him to silence.我的恐吓使他静默。There was a threat of typhoon.有刮台风的兆头。Hydro power poses a threat to wildlife.水力发电给野生动物带来了很大的威胁。The threat of war has depressed business activity.战争的威胁使经济萧条。Pollution poses threat to the development of industry.污染对工业的发展造成威胁。His presence is a threat to our success.他的出现对我们的成功是一个威胁。The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead.新一轮内战的威胁在逼近。The situation poses a grave threat to world peace