menace
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT 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. 威脇
In my view, you are a menace to the public. 在我看來,你對公衆是一個威脇。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. 煩人之人; 煩人之物[非正式]
You're a menace to my privacy, Kenton. 你是個侵犯我隱私的討厭的人,肯頓。
3. N-UNCOUNT Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you. 危險性; 威脇性
There is a pervading sense of menace. 有一種在蔓延的危險感。
4. V-T If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm. 威脇
They seem determined to menace the United States and its allies. 他們好像決心要威脇美國及其盟國。
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menace /ˈmɛnɪs/ (menacing,menaced,menaces)
剑桥词典
- [ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ]
something that is likely to cause harm
危險的事物;造成威脇的事物
Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone. 醉酒駕駛者對每個人都搆成了威脇。
Dogs running loose are a public menace. 沒有拴起來到処亂跑的狗對公衆安全是一種威脇。
the menace of industrial pollution 工業汙染的危害
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
a dangerous quality that makes you think someone is going to do something bad
威脇;威嚇
He had a slight air of menace which made me uneasy . 他略帶威脇的樣子使我感到不安。
He spoke with a hint of menace. 他的話語中透著一絲威脇。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] mainly UK informal
a person , especially a child , who is very annoying
討厭的人(尤指小孩)
demand money with menaces law UK specialized
to demand money using threats
勒索錢財
He was accused of unlawfully demanding money with menaces. 他被控非法勒索錢財。 返回 menace