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menace

美音:[´menəs ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´menəs ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.威胁,危险物 v.恐吓,危及,威胁

难易程度:

menace为六级词汇

词形变化:

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

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/'menəs; `mɛnəs/
n
1 [U] threatening quality, tone, feeling, etc 威胁; 恐吓
*in a speech filled with menace 在充满恫吓言词的演说中
* a film that creates an atmosphere of menace 一部营造威吓气氛的影片.
2 [sing]
(a) ~ (to sb/sth) person or thing that threatens 进行威胁的人或事物
*These weapons are a menace (to world peace). 这些武器就是(对世界和平的)威胁.
(b) (infml or joc 口或谑) person or thing that is a nuisance, a danger, etc 讨厌的、危险的...人或事物
*That woman is a menace! Keep her away from this machine! 那个女人真讨厌! 别让她靠近这部机器!
* 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.

v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (with sth) threaten sb/sth; endanger sb/sth 威胁、恐吓、危及某人[某事物]
*countries menaced by/with war 受战争威胁的国家
* Your vicious dog is menacing my cat! 你那条恶狗对我家的猫太凶了! menacingly adv in a threatening manner 威胁地; 恐吓地.
1. This growing poverty in the midst of growing poverty constitutes a permanent menace to peace.
    这种在贫困不断增长中增长着的贫困, 构成了对和平的持久威胁.

2. He spoke with menace.
    他威胁着说.

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