pose a threat
To present a danger or risk to something or someone.
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Использование в IELTS
Discussing risks in essays and speaking, e.g., cybersecurity or pollution.
Примеры
- Climate change poses a significant threat to coastal communities.
- Cyberattacks pose a threat to personal data security.
Collocations
- pose a threat
- Degradation of farmland poses a threat to food security.
Paraphrases
- constitute a risk: More formal.
- be a danger to: Simpler structure.
Распространенные ошибки
- pose a threaten to pose a threat. 'Threat' is a noun; 'threaten' is a verb.
- pose threat to to pose a threat to. Missing article 'a'.