“threaten to do” 与 “doing” 的语法解析

掌握英语动词后接不定式(to do)还是动名词(doing)的关键区别

一、什么是 “threaten to do”?

动词 threaten(威胁)后面通常接 不定式(to do),表示“威胁要做某事”。

He threatened to call the police.
(他威胁要报警。)

这是固定搭配,不能说 “He threatened calling the police.” ❌

二、“doing” 在哪些动词后使用?

有些动词后习惯接 动名词(doing),例如:

She enjoys reading novels.
They avoided talking about the issue.

但注意:threaten 不属于这类动词

三、常见错误对比

错误用法 ❌ 正确用法 ✅
He threatened leaving. He threatened to leave.
They threatened canceling the deal. They threatened to cancel the deal.

四、记忆小技巧

可以这样记:“threaten” 后面永远跟 “to + 动词原形”,就像 promise、refuse、agree 一样,都接不定式。

五、练习题(自测)

判断以下句子是否正确:

  1. The boss threatened firing him. → 错误(应为:to fire)
  2. She threatened to quit if they didn’t listen. → 正确
  3. They threatened calling the media. → 错误(应为:to call)