“Threatened to Do”用法详解

在英语中，“threatened to do”是一个常见结构，用于表达某人“威胁要做某事”。该结构由动词 threaten（威胁） + to + 动词原形 构成，属于动词后接不定式的典型用法。

基本结构

Subject + threatened + to + verb (base form)

例如：

• He threatened to quit if they didn’t raise his salary.
• She threatened to call the police.
• The child threatened to scream unless he got candy.

语义说明

“Threatened to do something” 并不表示动作已经发生，而是强调说话者通过语言或行为暗示将采取某种（通常是负面或令人不快的）行动，以迫使对方服从或改变行为。

常见误区

• ❌ 错误：He threatened doing it. ✅ 正确：He threatened to do it.
• “Threaten” 后通常接 to do，而不是 doing（除非是被动语态或特定搭配，如 “be threatened with something”）。

扩展用法

除了 “threaten to do”，还有以下相关结构：

• Threaten someone with something：用某物威胁某人
  例：They threatened him with a knife.
• Be threatened by/with：被……威胁
  例：The species is threatened by habitat loss.

实用例句

• The employee threatened to sue the company for unfair dismissal.
• My brother threatened to tell Mom if I didn’t share my dessert.
• During the negotiation, they threatened to walk out.