Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense menaces, present participle menacing, past tense, past participle menaced
1N-COUNT [usually singular]威胁;危险人物;祸害 If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm. 威胁;危险人物;祸害
2N-COUNT [usually singular]惹麻烦的人(或物);惹人讨厌的人(或物) You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. 惹麻烦的人(或物);惹人讨厌的人(或物) [informal]
You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy. [+ to]
肯沃西,你这人真讨厌,居然侵犯我的隐私。
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。
3N-UNCOUNT 威胁性;危险气氛Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you. 威胁性;危险气氛
6PHRASE [usually PHRASE after verb]以威胁(或恐吓)的手段(索要钱财) If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money. 以威胁(或恐吓)的手段(索要钱财) [British, law]
1danger危險ADJECTIVE | VERB + MENACE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤growing, increasing越來越大的威脅◇the growing menace of drugs毒品構成的越來越大的威脅➤great, real, serious極大的/真正的/嚴重的威脅➤alien外來威脅◇a new and alien menace to our agriculture外來新物種對我們農業的威脅➤evil邪惡的威脅➤public對公眾的威脅◇They have become a public menace.他們已經對公眾構成了威脅。VERB + MENACE➤pose造成危害◇the menace posed by car fumes汽車尾氣造成的危害➤combat, counter, fight同危害作鬥爭;對危害進行反擊◇Local traders are struggling to combat the menace of armed robbery.當地商人正竭力與持槍搶劫這一威脅作鬥爭。➤defeat戰勝威脅➤become變成威脅◇If paroled he will become a menace to society.他若獲得假釋,將會危害社會。PREPOSITION➤menace to對⋯的危害◇He's a menace to society.他是社會的禍害。menace
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2threatening quality恫嚇性ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤hidden, quiet, silent暗藏的/不動聲色的/無聲的威脅◇'Where do you think you're going?' he said with quiet menace.“你要去哪兒?”他語氣平靜地威脅道。PREPOSITION➤with menace威脅地◇eyes glittering with menace閃着兇光的眼睛PHRASES➤an air of menace氣勢洶洶的樣子◇The scar down his face added to his air of menace.臉上的那道長疤使他看起來更加兇悍。