threatened
adjective uk/ˈθret.ənd/ us/ˈθret.ənd/
受威胁的，有灭绝威胁的，濒危的
in danger, or likely to stop existing
The Congo rainforest is one of the world's most threatened ecosystems. 刚果雨林是世界上最受威胁的生态系统之一。
The panda is the best known of our threatened species. 熊猫是世界上最著名的濒危物种。
People do not realize how very threatened these landscapes that we cherish are. 人们没有意识到我们所珍视的这些景观受到的威胁有多大。
受到威胁的，担惊受怕的
feeling that something bad might happen, or that someone might do something bad to you
There should be proper policing so children can walk home from school without feeling threatened. 应该有足够的警务，使孩子们可以从学校步行回家而不会担惊受怕。
Under the stress of questioning, he would have felt very threatened and been likely to make untrue admissions. 在审讯的压力下，他原本会深感威胁，并可能做出不实的供词。
感觉（权威、尊严等）受到威胁的
feeling that someone or something might cause you to be less respected or less admired, or cause you to lose your authority or position
Doctors shouldn't feel threatened by their patients asking for a medicine by name. 医生不应该因为病人点名要某种药物而感觉自己的权威受到挑战。
At that time the church was feeling very threatened and uncomfortable with non-religious society. 那时候，对于非宗教社会，教会感觉受到了威胁，很不舒服。
"Why are you so threatened by my ideas?" he asks. "你为什么对我的想法感觉如此受威胁？"他问道。
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- Five threatened species, including chinook salmon and bald eagles, might also be in the way of the nine-mile pipeline project.
- This is why the small family farm is so threatened - it can never be as efficient or produce milk as cheaply as a larger farm with hundreds of cows.
- Funds intended for product development were spent on delivering ridiculous pay deals to buy off threatened strikes.
- He got wind of a threatened attack.
- She feels very threatened by the idea of convicted terrorists being released.
- The suit alleged he felt so threatened in terms of his own and his family's safety that he was unable to return to work.
- Some of the insecure students may feel threatened, inferior or even aggressive.
- Many myths about women have been dreamed up by threatened men.