menace

n. 威胁；恐吓

vi. 恐吓；进行威胁

vt. 威胁；恐吓

n.

威胁；恐吓；

vt.&vi.

威胁；恐吓；

变形

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

双语释义

[U][C]威胁,胁迫; 危险 a threat or danger

[C]惹麻烦的人〔事〕 an extremely troublesome person or thing

vt. 威胁threaten

英英释义

menace[ 'menəs ]

n.

something that is a source of danger

同义词：threat

a threat or the act of threatening

"he spoke with desperate menace"

v.

pose a threat to; present a danger to

同义词：endangerjeopardizejeopardisethreatenimperilperil

express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

"he menaced the bank manager with a stick"

act in a threatening manner

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

constitute menace构成威胁

defeat menace战胜威胁

feel menace感到威胁

put menace to实施威胁

形容词+～

deadly menace致命的威胁

grave〔serious〕 menace严重的威胁

great menace巨大的威胁

positive menace潜在的威胁

介词+～

under menace在威胁之下

with menace带有威胁的

～+介词

menace to对…威胁

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

menace constantly不断威胁

～+介词

menace with用…威吓

同近义词辨析

这组词都有“威胁、恐吓”的意思，其区别是：

menace系正式用词，着重以脸色或某种意志给以威胁，而不用语言明白表示出来。

threaten侧重扬言要对不服从者给予惩罚，有时指某种情况所预示的恶兆。

这组词都有“危险、威胁”的意思，其区别是：

risk指有可能发生的危险，尤指主动进行某种活动或去碰运气而冒的危险。

danger含义广，普通用词，指能够造成伤害、损害或不利的任何情况。

threat普通用词，语气弱于menace，指任何公开侵犯对方的言行，给对方构成危险或威胁。

menace所指的危险性最严重，表示使用暴力或造成破坏性的可能。

hazard比risk正式，多指偶然发生的或无法控制的危险，常含较严重或有一定风险的意味。

peril指迫在眉睫很有可能发生的严重危险。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

These weapons are a menace to world peace.
这些武器是对世界和平的威胁。

The man's lunatic behavior is a menace to society.
那个人的疯狂行为构成对社会的威胁。

That film creates an atmosphere of menace.
那部影片营造出吓人的气氛。

用作动词(v.)

Your vicious dog is menacing my cat!
你那条恶狗对我家的猫太凶了！

These measures menace our liberty.
这些措施威胁着我们的自由。

Our country is menaced by war.
我们的国家受到战争威胁。

权威例句

menace

menace: [13] Latin mināx meant ‘threatening’ (it was formed from a base *min- ‘jut’ which also produced English eminent and prominent, and hence etymologically denoted ‘overhanging’). From it was derived the noun minācia ‘threatening things’, which passed into English via Old French manace. The closely related demeanour comes ultimately from a word denoting ‘drive animals with threats’.=> eminent, prominent

menace (n.)

c. 1300, "declaration of hostile intent," also "act of threatening," from Old French menace "menace, threat" (9c.), from Vulgar Latin minacia "threat, menace" (also source of Spanish amenaza, Italian minaccia), singular of Latin minaciæ "threatening things," from minax (genitive minacis) "threatening," from minari "threaten, jut, project," from minæ "threats, projecting points," from PIE root *men- (2) "to project." Applied to persons from 1936.

menace (v.)

c. 1300, from Old French menacer "threaten, urge" (11c.), Anglo-French manasser, from Vulgar Latin *minaciare "to threaten," from minacia (see menace (n.)). Related: Menaced; menacing.

1. The foggy air was full of chill menace.

空气里弥漫着浓雾，寒意侵人。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

2. Presently I sensed an underlying air of menace in his appeal, I was angered.

我立刻感觉到他的呼吁中暗含着威胁的意思，于是我被触怒了。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

3. Then there are countries permanently under the menace of the aggressive powers.

此外还有永远在侵略强国威胁下的国家。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

4. That low beam is a menace! I keep hitting my head on it.

那条低梁真危险! 老磕我的头.

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. Stanley said, trying to edge some menace into his voice.

史坦利有意识地露出了几分威胁的口气。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

6. We should in fact have preferred her activity to the vague menace she embodied.

事实上，我们宁愿它出来活动，而不愿受它含有的那种隐晦的威胁。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

7. Hurricanes periodically menace the Gulf Coast.

飓风常常威胁着墨西哥湾海岸。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

8. 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。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

9. These measures menace our liberty.

这些措施威胁着我们的自由。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

10. A man who drives fast is a menace to other people.

开快车的人对其他人是个威胁。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句