menaces

英 [ˈmenəsɪz]

美 [ˈmenəsɪz]

v.  对…构成危险; 危及; 威胁到
menace的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 威胁;危险人物;祸害
  If you say that someone or something is amenaceto other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm.
  1. In my view you are a menace to the public.
     在我看来，你对公众是个祸害。
  2. ...the menace of fascism...
     法西斯主义的威胁
  3. Excessive drinking is a social menace.
     过度饮酒是一种社会公害。
• 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 amenacewhen you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 威胁性;危险气氛
  Menaceis a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you.
  1. There is a pervading sense of menace.
     有一种危机四伏的感觉。
  2. ...a voice full of menace.
     充满威胁的声音
• VERB 危及;威胁
  If you say that one thingmenacesanother, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm.
  1. 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。
• VERB 威胁;恐吓
  If youare menacedby someone, they threaten to harm you.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 以威胁（或恐吓）的手段（索要钱财）
  If someone commits the crime of demanding moneywith menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money.
  1. He denies demanding money with menaces.
     他否认有过勒索钱财的行为。

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