menace

['menis]

n.威胁, 恐吓, <口>讨厌的人（物）
v.威吓, 威胁

n.

1. 威胁, 恐吓[C][U][(+to)]

He spoke with menace in his voice.

他说话的声音中带着威胁。

2. 威胁性的言行; 具有危害性的人(或物)[C]

These local conflicts may constitute a menace to world peace.

这些地方性的冲突有可能对世界和平构成威胁。

3. 【口】极端讨厌的人(或物)[C]

You're a menace!

你这人真讨厌!

vt.

威胁, 恐吓; 危及

The robber menaced him with a revolver.

强盗用左轮手枪威吓他。

vi.

进行威胁, 进行恐吓

词形变化

副词: menacingly | 名词: menacer | 动词过去式: menaced | 动词过去分词: menaced | 动词现在分词: menacing | 动词第三人称单数: menaces |

词义辨析

同义:

n.威胁, 恐吓

threat  

同义参见:

danger  warn  intimidate  thunder  threaten  

英英释义

名词 menace:

something that is a source of danger

同义词：threat

a threat or the act of threatening

动词 menace:

pose a threat to; present a danger to

同义词：endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, threaten, imperil, peril

express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

act in a threatening manner

补充

menacemenace英:[ˈmenəs] 美:[ˈmɛnɪs]n.1.威胁, 胁迫, 危险He spoke with menace.他带着威胁的口气讲话。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。2.非常讨厌的人[事]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。vt. & vi.1.威胁Two strangers menaced him with pistols and forced him to give up his money.两个陌生人用手枪威胁他并强迫他拿出所有的钱。Your vicious dog is menacing my cat!你那条恶狗对我家的猫太凶了。

例句

1. a voice full of menace充满威胁的声音 2. There is a pervading sense of menace.有一种危机四伏的感觉。 3. our determination to end the menace of terrorism我们消除恐怖主义威胁的决心 4. This drink driver is a menace and should not be allowed to drive again.该酒驾司机对他人生命构成威胁, 应该禁止其再次开车。 5. He's a menace to children.他对孩子们是一种威胁。 6. He's a menace to other road users.他对其他道路使用者是一种威胁。 7. In my view, you are a menace to the public.在我看来, 你对公众是一种威胁。 8. Plastic bags and water bottles are a menace all over the world.塑料袋和水瓶在全世界都是一种公害。 9. That woman is a menace!那个女人真讨厌！ 10. She was a frequent menace to British diplomats who would find her on their embassy doorstep, demanding safe passage home.她对于英国外交官来说是个大麻烦, 因为她经常站在英国大使馆门口要求他们将其安全遣送回家。 11. He denies demanding money with menaces.他否认勒索钱财。 12. 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。 13. His sister is alleged to have menaced Terry Ford.他妹妹据说曾威胁过特里•福特。 14. She's being menaced by someone with a grudge against her.她正受到某个对她心怀怨恨的人的威胁。 15. a society menaced by outside enemies一个受到外敌威胁的社会 16. When the journalists arrived angry residents menaced them with sticks and shovels.记者到达的时候, 愤怒的居民用棍棒和铁锹威胁他们。 17. They fled for their lives when a thug menaced them with a gun.当一个暴徒用枪威胁他们的时候, 他们纷纷逃命。 18. Police were menaced with clubs, bricks and molotov cocktails.警察受到棍棒、砖块和燃烧弹的威胁。 19. a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs.旨在消除毒品威胁的新行动。 20. the snakes are a menace to farm animals.蛇危害农场动物。 21. he spoke the words with a hint of menace.他暗含威胁说了这番话。 22. a demand of money with menaces.勒索钱财。 23. Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.非洲大象仍受到偷猎的威胁。 24. [as adj.menacing]a menacing tone of voice.恐吓的口气。 25. The new road is a menace to everyone's safety.这条新路对每个人的安全都构成威胁。 26. He spoke with menace in his voice.他带着恫吓的语气说话。 27. Those dogs are a menace.那些狗可能造成危险。 28. Those dogs are a menace to the neighborhood.那些狗对社区来说可能造成危险。 29. a criminal who is a menace to society危害社会的罪犯 30. That kid is a menace.那个小孩老惹麻烦。 31. There was an atmosphere of menace in the city.这座城市里有一种令人恐怖的气氛。 32. She could hear the menace in his voice.从他的声音里，她能听出威胁的口气。 33. They were accused of demanding money with menaces.他们被指控勒索钱财。 34. She was menaced by a man with a knife.她被一持刀男子恐吓。 35. a country menaced by war受战争威胁的国家 36. He gave her a menacing look.他气势汹汹地看着她。 37. He looked at her menacingly.他气势汹汹地看着她。