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menace

menace
[英] [ˈmenəs] [美] [ˈmɛnɪs] 生词本

n.

vt.&vi.

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1. N-COUNT 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. 

  • In my view you are a menace to the public.

    在我看来，你对公众是个祸害。

  • ...the menace of fascism...

    法西斯主义的威胁

  • Excessive drinking is a social menace.

    过度饮酒是一种社会公害。

2. 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 a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

3. N-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. 

  • There is a pervading sense of menace.

    有一种危机四伏的感觉。

  • ...a voice full of menace.

    充满威胁的声音

4. VERB 危及;威胁 If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm. 

  • 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。

5. VERB 威胁;恐吓 If you are menaced by someone, they threaten to harm you. 

  • 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。

6. PHRASE 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. 

  • He denies demanding money with menaces.

    他否认有过勒索钱财的行为。

Noun

1. something that is a source of danger;

  • "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"

2. a threat or the act of threatening;

  • "he spoke with desperate menace"
Verb

1. pose a threat to; present a danger to;

  • "The pollution is endangering the crops"

2. express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture;

  • "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"

3. act in a threatening manner;

  • "A menacing person"

体育

  • 1.威胁张
1. A careless driver is a menace to all road users.
漫不经心的驾驶员对于路上所有车辆和行人都是危险的。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. He spoke with menace in his voice.
他用威胁的口气说。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. He spoke with menace.
他带着威胁的口气讲话。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The big hole outside the house is a menace to children's safety.
房子外面的大窟窿对孩子们的安全是个威胁。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The man's worse than irritating, he's a positive menace!
这个人不只惹人生气，简直是讨厌透了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. This growing poverty in the midst of growing poverty constitutes a permanent menace to peace.
在这种不断增长的贫困中正在增长着的贫困，构成了对和平的永久的威胁。

来自《用法词典》

7. United looked woefully short of menace in attack.
联队的进攻看上去一点威胁也没有。

来自《简明英汉词典》