扬言

yáng yán yào bào fù

扬言要报复

threaten to retaliate

tā duō cì yáng yán yào zì shā

她多次扬言要自杀。

She threatened to put an end to her own life on many occasions.

jiāng zhī yáng yán yú zhòng

将之扬言于众

spread words to the public

tā yáng yán yào bǎ jǐng chá nèi bù cún zài de zhǒng zú qí shì gōng zhī yú zhòng

他扬言要把警察内部存在的种族歧视公之于众。

He threatened to expose the racism that existed within the police force.

tā shǐ chū le jué zhāo yáng yán yào cí zhí

她使出了绝招，扬言要辞职。

She played her trump-card and threatened to resign.