vt. 恐吓, 威胁, 预示...的凶兆vi. 威胁, 恫吓, 可能来临【经】 威胁相关词组: threaten to do sth threaten sb with death

◆记忆方法一：
threaten (考频：8)
v.①威胁，恐吓：Every time they quarrel, Jane threatens to leave.每次他俩吵架时，简都威胁说要离开。
②有……征兆，快要来临：The sky threatens a storm.风雨欲来｡
【考】threaten sb. with sth. 以某事物威胁某人
threaten to do sth. 威胁说要……
【用法】如果threaten后面有宾语就不能再跟不定式，而必须用介词with，如：
〔正〕threaten to punish sb. 或 threaten sb. with punishment
〔误〕threaten sb. to punish him or her