throats
/θrəʊt/
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American sound/θrəʊt/
throats
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US voice -> throats
Myanmar meaning
(n[pl]) လည်ချောင်း (v[sg]) ကိုယ့်သေတွင်းကိုယ်တူး
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၁။ [C] ~ (to do sth) ခြိမ်းခြောက်မှု။ ကြိမ်းဝါးခြင်း။ make/ utter threats (against sb) ❍ a death threat ❍ They did not carry out their threat to cut off the water-supply.
၂။ (က) [U, C usu sing ] ခြိမ်းခြောက်ခြင်း။ ခြိမ်းခြောက် မှု။ The factory is under threat / facing the threat of closure. ❍ a country under the constant threat of flooding.
(ခ) [C usu sing ] ဒုက္ခပေးမည့်ဟန်။ a strong team but no threat to the current leaders ❍ Terrorism is/ poses a threat to the whole country.
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- [threat to] : Officials were confident there had been no threat to public health.
- A threat to freedom/democracy
- [pose a threat] : The dispute poses a direct threat (=is a threat) to peace.
- She is not viewed as a threat by her former employer.
- [threat to] : He saw the other man as a real threat to his marriage.
- [threat of] : Constant threat of attack makes everyday life dangerous here.
- The threat of full-scale war has not been averted.
- [face a threat] : They face the threat of terrorism every day.
- [make/issue a threat] : He would not make threats he wasn’t prepared to carry out.
- [threat of] : After threats of legal action they stopped the building work.
- [an idle/empty threat] : This isn’t just an idle threat.
- [a bomb threat] : A bomb threat forced them to make an emergency landing.
- [death threats] : He had received death threats.
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