要挟的英文：
coerce; threaten

My landlord's threatening to put the rent up by 10 a week.
我的房东要挟说要把每周租金提高10英镑.

`Increase productivity or lose your jobs.' `That's blackmail!'
｀你们要提高生产率,不然就把你们解雇!＇｀这是要挟!＇

They tried to coerce me into changing my appearance.
他们试图迫使我改变外貌。

A person might no longer be coerced into an agreement not to join a union.
任何人或许再也不能被迫同意不参加工会了。

They had announced that they would oppose any attempts of the Federal Government to coerce the states
他们宣布他们将反对联邦政府压迫各州的任何企图。

it means not coercing people with wrong views into submission but convincing them by reasoning
对于错误的意见，不是压服，而是说服，以理服人。

Coercing or inveigling others to commit an illegal act against maritime administration
胁迫、诱骗他人实施海事行政违法行为

A storm was threatening.
一场暴风雨即将来临。

They threatened to revolt.
他们扬言说要起义

A storm was threatening.
一场暴风雨即将来临。

A threatened Blow is seldom given
虚张声势,吓唬而已

He threatened to call the police.
他威胁着要叫警察。