threateningly
threateningly — 副詞
1. Describing behaviour or words that show you mean to harm, punish, or cause troub
威脅地
以帶有威脅或恐嚇的方式
Describing behaviour or words that show you mean to harm, punish, or cause trouble for someone — or that warn them something bad is coming.
The dog growled threateningly at Putri when she stepped near the food bowl.
Putri 靠近狗碗時，那隻狗對她威脅地低吼。
growled + threateningly — animal aggression
Gabriel raised his fist threateningly during the argument on the basketball court.
Gabriel 在籃球場上爭執時威脅地舉起拳頭。
raised his fist + threateningly — physical gesture
Dark clouds gathered threateningly above the village just before the storm hit.
暴風雨來臨前，烏雲威脅地籠罩在村莊上空。
Jabari’s supervisor spoke threateningly about cutting his pay if sales did not improve.
Jabari 的主管威脅地說，如果業績沒有改善就要扣他薪水。
A group of teenagers stood threateningly outside the shop, keeping customers away.
一群青少年威脅地站在商店外，讓顧客不敢上門。
- menacingly
Very close in meaning; more often used for physical intimidation or aggressive body language.
- ominously
Suggests a sense of impending danger rather than a direct human threat; more common for situations, weather, or objects.
- hostilely
Focuses on unfriendly or aggressive attitude rather than an explicit warning of harm.
- reassuringly
In a way that calms someone’s fears and makes them feel safe.
用法筆記
Typically modifies verbs describing speech (spoke, said, warned), physical actions (stepped, stood, raised), or natural phenomena (gathered, loomed). Common in narrative writing and descriptions of conflict.