credible threat

基本解釋

So, some well-chosen sanctions, or even a credible threat to consider them, might have an impact.
因此，一些精心挑選的制裁措施，甚或是令人信服地威脅考慮實施這些制裁都可能產(chǎn)生影響。
A call for the Israelis to freeze settlements is effective only if it is accompanied by the credible threat of a reduction in aid.
呼吁以色列凍結(jié)定居點只有輔之減少援助的實際威脅才能奏效。
Two minutes later, a "credible threat" forced the evacuation of the White House, and eventually State and Justice and all the federal office buildings.
兩分鐘后，“確鑿的威脅”迫使白宮人員撤離，并最終迫使國務(wù)院、司法部、和所有聯(lián)邦辦公大樓的人員全部撤離。

It won't be long before Colombian rebel forces pose a credible threat to the Panama Canal.
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