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。