1 N-COUNT [usually singular] 威胁;危险人物;祸害 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. 威胁;危险人物;祸害
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In my view you are a menace to the public. [+ to]
在我看来，你对公众是个祸害。
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...the menace of fascism. [+ of]
法西斯主义的威胁
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Excessive drinking is a social menace.
过度饮酒是一种社会公害。
SYN danger, risk, threat, hazard
2 N-COUNT [usually singular] 惹麻烦的人(或物);惹人讨厌的人(或物) You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. 惹麻烦的人(或物);惹人讨厌的人(或物) [informal]
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You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy. [+ to]
肯沃西，你这人真讨厌，居然侵犯我的隐私。
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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。
3 N-UNCOUNT 威胁性;危险气氛 Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you. 威胁性;危险气氛
SYN threat, warning, intimidation, ill-omen
4 VERB 危及;威胁 If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm. 危及;威胁
SYN threaten, jeopardize, put at risk, loom over
5 VERB 威胁;恐吓 If you are menaced by someone, they threaten to harm you. 威胁;恐吓 [Also VERB n]
SYN bully, threaten, intimidate, terrorize
6 PHRASE [usually PHRASE after verb] 以威胁（或恐吓）的手段（索要钱财） If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money. 以威胁（或恐吓）的手段（索要钱财） [British, law]
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