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threaten to do sth
可表示威胁要做某事，也可表示某事有发生危险。
He threatened to call the police if I didn't leave.
他威胁说，如果我不离开，他就报警。
威胁；恐吓
threatens — third person singular of threaten
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
威胁；恐吓
to say you will hurt or punish someone
He threatened to call the police if I didn't leave.
他威胁说，如果我不离开，他就报警。
威胁某人；使用威胁手段。
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
危及；构成危险。
To menace, or be dangerous.
预示；给出警告。
To portend, or give a warning of.
质疑(信念、观点等)的有效性；挑战。
To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
threaten
Base
原形
threatens
3rd person
第三人称单数
threatening
-ing
现在分词
threatened
Past
过去式
threatened
Past participle
过去分词
He threatens me.
他威胁我。
He threatened me.
他威胁了我。
He is threatening me.
他正在威胁我。
He has threatened me.
他已经威胁了我。
He will threaten me.
他会威胁我。
The driver threatened the cyclist with his fist.
司机挥拳威胁骑车人。
My landlord threatened to raise the rent if I complained again.
我的房东威胁说，如果我再抱怨就要涨房租。
She threatened that she would tell everyone our secret.
她威胁说要把我们的秘密告诉所有人。
可表示威胁要做某事，也可表示某事有发生危险。
He threatened to call the police if I didn't leave.
他威胁说，如果我不离开，他就报警。
with后接威胁手段。
The robber threatened her with a knife.
抢劫犯用刀威胁她。
直接接宾语，表示威胁或预示危险。
The storm threatens the coastal towns.
暴风雨威胁着沿海城镇。
Not this
He threat me.
Use this
He threatened me.
误将名词 "threat" 用作动词；"threaten" 是动词，需要正确的过去式或第三人称单数形式。
Not this
She threatened him to call the police.
Use this
She threatened to call the police.
表达‘威胁要做某事’时，应直接接不定式（threaten to do），而非‘威胁某人做某事’的结构；英语中 threaten 不接受双宾语结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
威胁要做某事
He threatened to resign if his demands were not met.
他威胁说如果他的要求得不到满足就辞职。
用…威胁
The robber threatened her with a knife.
抢劫犯用刀威胁她。
威胁某人的生命
They threatened his life if he went to the police.
他们威胁说如果他报警就要他的命。
威胁安全/稳定
The ongoing conflict threatens regional security.
持续的冲突威胁地区安全。
威胁采取法律行动
The company threatened legal action against the hackers.
公司威胁要对黑客采取法律行动。
威胁要杀死
The suspect threatened to kill the hostage.
嫌疑人威胁要杀死人质。
威胁要；可能（发生）
The company threatened to close the factory.
公司威胁要关闭工厂。
用……威胁
He threatened her with a knife.
他用刀威胁她。
看起来要下雨
The sky is dark; it threatens to rain.
天空很暗，看起来要下雨了。
别拿好时光来威胁我
The song 'Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time' by Panic! at the Disco features the line 'Don't threaten me with a good time'.
Panic! at the Disco的歌曲《别拿好时光来威胁我》中有这样一句歌词“别拿好时光来威胁我”。
Use threatens naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记作 threat（威胁）加上动词后缀-en，意为“威胁”。
语气中性，多用于人际威胁、警告或法律语境，也可用于抽象危险（如预示灾难）。实际使用中语气通常严肃，但部分场景可弱化为夸张或玩笑。
All listed words share the spelling pattern -ten, but their stressed vowels (e.g., /aɪ/) differ from threaten's /ɛ/, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.