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be under threat of something
phrase
to be in a situation where people are threatening you or something else with something bad or unpleasant:
She left the country under threat of arrest if she returned.她离开了那个国家，并被警告说一旦返回就会被逮捕。
So many species of bird are under threat of extinction because of such farming practices.
They were forced to work 16-hour days under threat of deportation.
The 67-year old is now under threat of eviction.
Both stations were under threat of closure at that time.
The building is now under threat of demolition.
See also
threat
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