He began with entreaties and ended with a threat.是什么意思？

He began with entreaties and ended with a threat.

他先是恳求,最后是威胁.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

began

v. 开始( begin的过去式 )，着手，创始，创办；

例句
He began comically ad-libbing a script...
他即兴调侃起了一段剧本。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

entreaties

n. <正>恳求，乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )；

例句
The FA has resisted all entreaties to pledge its support to the campaign.
足协拒绝了一切希望它能承诺支持这次运动的请求。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

ended

v. 结束，终止( end的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
We ended with Blake's Jerusalem, accompanied on the organ by Herbert Wiseman.
在赫伯特·怀斯曼的风琴伴奏下，我们演唱了布莱克的《耶路撒冷》作为终曲。

threat

n. 威胁，恐吓，凶兆；

例句
The threat is likely to remain in abeyance until next year's meeting in Reykjavik.
这一威胁很可能会一直存在下去，直至明年的雷克雅未克会议。