是threaten:vt. 威胁；恐吓；预示vi. 威胁；可能来临They threatened me with a gun.他们用枪威胁我。

These punks are threatening to beat me.这些小流氓扬言要打我。What you say causes that the worse scene is threatening.你说的话使得更糟糕的场面可能来临。They threatened the shopkeeper for money with a gun.他们用枪威胁店主要钱。

threat的意思是威胁，恐吓。动词是threaten