threatenは脅すとか、脅かすとか、大体悪い意味で使われます。ちょっと変わった使われ方を発見しました。
どうぞ!
China received more orders to build ships than South Korea in the first two months of this year, threatening to win the title of the world's top shipbuilder.
今年の1.2月に韓国よりも多くの造船を受注して、中国は世界一の造船国の地位を獲得しそうな勢いだ。
土曜日のThe Japan Timesの記事です。
Japan threatened to quit the International Whaling Commission on Thursday after fierce opposition from antiwhaling nations forced it to scrap a proposal to let four coastal villages hunt the mammals.
例文2題もどうぞ!
1. A rise in the price of crude oil threatens the position of trading nations.
2. Financial affairs threaten to become increasingly worse.