The decline of Europe's forests over the last decade and a half has led to an increasing awareness and understanding of the serious imbalances which threaten them.(在过去的15年里，欧洲森林的退化使人们越来越意识并了解到这些会对他们构成威胁的严重失衡状态。)
The presidents will meet to try and diffuse the tensions that threaten to reignite the conflict.(总统们将举行会晤以试图缓解可能重新引发冲突的紧张局面。)
At the same time, however, some of these applications threaten to unleash forces over which we have no control.(然而，与此同时，其中一些应用程序可能释放出我们无法控制的力量。)
We are reproducing ourselves at such a rate that our numbers threaten the ecology of the planet.(我们繁衍得如此之快，以至于人口数量威胁到地球的生态系统。)
That leaves him free to stomp out at any time, or threaten another test, to get more of his way.(那使得他可以在任何时候随意退出，或者威胁进行另一次测试，以获得更多的自由。)
If you go into a shark's territory and threaten it, it might try to bite you.(如果你进入鲨鱼的领地并威胁它，它可能会试图咬你。)
At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college or cut off funds.(最糟糕的情况是，他们可能威胁要让孩子退学或切断资金。)
The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.(新来的人直接威胁到原有工人的生计。)
Do not nag, scold, threaten or preach, because these do not work!(记得不要唠叨、责骂、威胁或者说教，因为这些根本不管用！)
Not only does that threaten to rub off on users, it's bad for recruitment and retention of talented hackers, who are the lifeblood of Zuckerberg's creation.(这不仅会威胁到用户，也不利于招募和留住天才黑客，而这些黑客正是扎克伯格创建（公司）的命脉。)
