考点3. threaten vt.恐吓；威胁；预示(危险)

Within a few minutes the winds increased to a howling storm that threatened to blow me and my tent away, but none of that happened.

She threatened him with death.

她对他以死相逼。

threat n. 威胁；恫吓；兆头

threaten vt.& vi. 恫吓；威胁

threaten vt. 预示......的恶兆；使有......的危险

threaten vi. 生僻义：像要发生; 快要来临

(1)His father __________(威胁)to beat the boy if he stole again.

(2)I _______________(受到威胁)with a beating if I didn't obey.

她是个了不起的母亲，我一直很钦佩她。

I admire him for his courage.

threatened

was threatened

(3)The river of liquid rock __________(将要)to surround him

completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.

(4)The owner __________________________(威胁把我们

赶出去)of the pub if we got drunk.

(5)He took no notice of his ______________(父亲的威胁).

(6)乌云密布预示着将要下雨。

(写作小练笔：主谓宾; black clouds, rain)

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【高考链接】

David threatened ______ his neighbor to the police if the damages were not paid. (2009年高考上海卷)

A. to be reported B. reporting

C. to report D. having reported

【答案】C。

【解析】此题考查非谓语动词。to report 是动词不定式用作宾语。threaten to do sth."威胁干某事"。

考点4. regret n. 遗憾；悔恨；抱歉；歉意 vt.为......感到遗憾；后悔

threatened

threatened to throw us out

father's threat

The black clouds threatened rain.

I did so without regret.

We informed her with regret of our decision.

我们遗憾地把我们的决定通知了她。