1、threaten
威胁;恐吓
He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town.
他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇 。
He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife.
他把她捆起来,拿着一把 6 英寸长的刀子威胁她 。
危害到;威胁到
The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.
新来的工人直接威胁到老工人的饭碗 。
The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities.
我们社会的团结遭到了一小撮滋扰生事、不安分守己的群体的威胁 。
(坏事)可能发生,将要发生
The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war.
这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争 。
Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould or similarly protected if frost threatens.
如果霜冻来临,植物必须盖上腐叶土或用类似方法加以保护 。
2、embrace
抱;拥抱
Penelope came forward and embraced her sister.
佩内洛普走上前拥抱了她妹妹 。
At first people were sort of crying for joy and embracing each other.
起初人们几乎是喜极而泣,并互相拥抱 。
接受,支持(变革、政治体制、观点等)
He embraces the new information age.
他迎接新的信息时代的到来 。
The new rules have been embraced by government watchdog organizations.
政府监察机构已经欣然接受了这些新规则 。
包括;接纳
a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour.
将囊括人类活动的各个领域的理论
3、address
住址;地址
The address is 2025 M Street, Northwest, Washington, DC, 20036.
地址为华盛顿特区,西北区,M大街2025号,邮政编码20036 。
We require details of your name and address.
我们需要你的姓名和地址的详细信息 。
寄往;寄给
Applications should be addressed to: The business affairs editor.
申请表应寄给;商务编辑 。
向…作正式讲话;对…发表演说
He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.
他下星期将在一个大会上发表关于人权的演说 。