menace

英 [ˈmenəs]

美 [ˈmenəs]

n.  威胁; 危险的人(或物); 令人恐怖的氛围; 危险气氛; 烦人的人(或事物); 引起麻烦的人(或事物)
v.  对…构成危险; 危及; 威胁到

复数：menaces　过去分词：menaced　过去式：menaced　现在分词：menacing　第三人称单数：menaces　

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同义词辨析

threatenmenace【导航词义：威胁】

牛津词典

noun

• 威胁；危险的人（或物）
  a person or thing that causes, or may cause, serious damage, harm or danger
  1. a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of illegal drugs
     旨在打击非法毒品威胁的新举措
• 令人恐怖的氛围；危险气氛
  an atmosphere that makes you feel threatened or frightened
  1. a sense/an air/a hint of menace in his voice
     他的话音里的威胁语气 / 腔调 / 意味
• 烦人的人（或事物）；引起麻烦的人（或事物）
  a person or thing that is annoying or causes trouble
• 恐吓；威胁
  threats that sb will cause harm if they do not get what they are asking for
  1. to demand money with menaces
     勒索钱财

verb

• 对…构成危险；危及；威胁到
  to be a possible danger to sth/sb
  1. The forests are being menaced by major development projects.
     大型开发项目正在危及森林。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 威胁;危险人物;祸害
  If you say that someone or something is amenaceto other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm.
  1. In my view you are a menace to the public.
     在我看来，你对公众是个祸害。
  2. ...the menace of fascism...
     法西斯主义的威胁
  3. Excessive drinking is a social menace.
     过度饮酒是一种社会公害。
• N-COUNT 惹麻烦的人(或物);惹人讨厌的人(或物)
  You can refer to someone or something as amenacewhen you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance.
  1. You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy...
     肯沃西，你这人真讨厌，居然侵犯我的隐私。
  2. As I have said earlier in this book, bad shoes are a menace.
     正如我在本书前面说过的那样，劣质的鞋子会很麻烦。
• N-UNCOUNT 威胁性;危险气氛
  Menaceis a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you.
  1. There is a pervading sense of menace.
     有一种危机四伏的感觉。
  2. ...a voice full of menace.
     充满威胁的声音
• VERB 危及;威胁
  If you say that one thingmenacesanother, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm.
  1. The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain's own security.
     欧洲国家仍具有威胁英国自身安全的潜在能力。
• VERB 威胁;恐吓
  If youare menacedby someone, they threaten to harm you.
  1. She's being menaced by her sister's latest boyfriend.
     她正受到姐姐最近一个男友的恐吓。
• PHRASE 以威胁（或恐吓）的手段（索要钱财）
  If someone commits the crime of demanding moneywith menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money.
  1. He denies demanding money with menaces.
     他否认有过勒索钱财的行为。

英英释义

noun

• a threat or the act of threatening
  1. he spoke with desperate menace
• something that is a source of danger
  1. earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
  Synonym:threat

verb

• act in a threatening manner
  1. A menacing person
• express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
  1. he menaced the bank manager with a stick
• pose a threat to
  1. The pollution is endangering the crops
  Synonym:endangerjeopardizejeopardisethreatenimperilperil

双语例句

• There was anger and menace in his eyes.
  他眼睛里露出愤怒和威胁的目光。
• A man who drives fast is a menace to other people.
  开快车的人对其他人是个威胁。
• The man's worse than irritating, he's a positive menace!
  这个人不仅惹人生气，简直是讨厌透了。
• He spoke with menace.
  他带着威胁的口气讲话。
• As I have said earlier in this book, bad shoes are a menace.
  正如我在本书前面说过的那样，劣质的鞋子会很麻烦。
• We stand with our brother Karzai and the people of Afghanistan against this common threat, this menace which I have called cancer.
  我们与我们的兄弟卡尔扎伊和阿富汗人民站在一起，抵御这个共同的威胁，这个我把它称为毒瘤的威胁。
• We must all stand together to fight out this menace.
  我们必须齐心协力与这种威胁战斗到底。
• But gradually they came to see the menace to themselves.
  但他们逐渐看出了自己面临的威胁。
• The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain's own security.
  欧洲国家仍具有威胁英国自身安全的潜在能力。
• She's being menaced by her sister's latest boyfriend.
  她正受到姐姐最近一个男友的恐吓。