Definition of menace in English:

menace

noun ˈmɛnəsˈmɛnəs

1A person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.
威胁（者）；危险
a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs
旨在消除毒品威胁的新行动。
the snakes are a menace to farm animals
蛇危害农场动物。
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘People who drink and drive are a menace to themselves and other road users,’ Mr Diment said.
- So there I was, behind bars, only 21 but already a dangerous criminal, and a menace to society, according to papers and television.
- Yes, I was a criminal, a drunk, a drug dealer, an addict and a menace to society.
- However, while sales of the machines are booming, critics claim they pose a menace to riders and pedestrians alike and are destroying the tranquillity of parks and beaches.
- Stray dogs should not be allowed to roam and be a menace and threat to the public, especially children, the weak and the aged.
- The man is a menace to everything he once professed to represent, which makes him either delusional or hypocritical.
- It is an argument for the sensible control of badger numbers so they are once again regarded as an asset to the countryside, not a menace to it.
- Even more important, they might fail to notice a menace or threat which if not guarded against might harm or even destroy them, their regime, and possibly even the state as well.
- Leonard was jailed for 13 months after a judge told him he had not only been a danger but a menace to other road users.
- This youth and his family are well known for stealing cars and are nothing but a menace to the community.
- He was uncompromising and a menace to world peace.
- During sentencing, Judge Hernandez stated that Diane was dangerous and a menace to society.
- The council claims skateboarders are a menace to pedestrians and cause damage running in to tens of thousands of pounds.
- According to police, the scooters, which should only be used on private land, are a menace to pedestrians and motorists.
- Although medical treatment has improved in recent times, the disease is still a menace to many people's health.
- He said various agencies of the Centre and the concerned state police are coordinating to tackle the menace of terrorist funding.
- Whooping cough is still a menace to British babies despite widespread use of vaccinations, research revealed yesterday.
Synonyms
danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat
jeopardy, source of apprehension/dread/fright/fear/terror
1. 1.1mass noun A threatening quality or atmosphere.
  威胁；威吓
  he spoke the words with a hint of menace
  他暗含威胁说了这番话。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The miscreant's neighbours plaintively tell Ferris they can no longer continue to live in the atmosphere of menace that the young man seems to generate.
  Bovell and his band conjured up an atmosphere of potent menace and seething sensuality.
  All Pinter's plays have a common atmosphere of darkness, menace and psychological intrigue.
  His strategy is to play down expectations for a breakthrough while hinting with ever increasing menace that the longer it takes the harder it will be to end the deadlock.
  In this age of computer design, stadium mood and atmosphere can be engineered to give an aura of menace to the most sanguine opponents.
  Everyone is friendly, relaxed and enjoying the warm evening without a hint of menace or bad behaviour.
  By some strange reason, when Tiffany's front door opened today after I knocked, I felt an aura of menace glaring back.
  Yet the sense of space, of distance, the remoteness of the places through which one travelled never contained a hint of menace.
  Two silent support performers add to the atmosphere of surreal menace.
  There was a hint of menace in his voice that made him uneasy.
  I mistook the atmosphere of tension and menace to mean dehumanized relationships.
  Some will argue that this is to develop an atmosphere of doom-laden menace - the gathering thunder, both political and spiritual, looming on the horizon.
  Polaski stalks the stage with confidence, her clawlike hands in a constant state of threatening menace.
  There was a hint of menace in the way he said it, a low growl underlying his words.
  There is an atmosphere emerging here, an atmosphere of menace that the media help transport and magnify.
  Increasing consumerism has added to the mobile phone menace.
  The name Cul-de-sac and the press release's hints of menace suggest the play is about the idea of neighbourhood or the failure of human connection.
  There was a hint of menace in the pilot's voice that left no doubt as to his intent
  These songs are infused with a hint of twangy menace, bubbling under but never exploding.
  Night blanketed the land as she settled in, she had almost fallen asleep when an angry and threatening presence enveloped her, almost palpable menace.
  Synonyms
  threat, ominousness, intimidation, warning, ill-omen
  rare commination
2. 1.2menacesBritish Threatening words or actions.
  威胁性言行
  a demand of money with menaces
  勒索钱财。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At best, it smacks of greed; at worst it's begging with menaces, particularly if it's unaccompanied older kids wearing hatchets and hoodies.
  It rakes a great variety of forms, from ostracism to demands with menaces for money or other benefits.
  On the facts, it appears that Paul could not succeed with this argument; and as he has clearly made an unwarranted demand with menaces, it is submitted he will be found guilty of blackmail.
  If the person making the demand has in fact a claim of right to the money, then it does not constitute the offence of demanding money with menaces because the circumstances do not amount to stealing.
  Costi, of Woolwich, south-east London, admitted a charge of demanding £10,000 with menaces at an earlier hearing.
  In the ensuing litigation, this was portrayed as blackmail - a serious offence that has a maximum prison term of 14 years, and which is defined as making an unwarranted demand with a view to gain, with menaces.
  He was also charged with demanding money with menaces, namely £100,000 from ‘Witness A’ - on the same dates.
  He said: ‘Strictly, to knock on doors and demand with menaces is blackmail.’
  There is already the offence of blackmail, which penalizes the making of unwarranted demands with menaces, and this should be the starting-point.
  Threatening behaviour and obtaining money with menaces are serious criminal offences.
3. 1.3informal A person or thing that causes trouble or annoyance.
  威胁（者）；危险
  Example sentencesExamples
  But in the hands of the wrong people, a Rottweiler or a big, powerful dog of any breed is an absolute menace.
  Ben is doing well, he is full of cheek and is a complete menace, good fun though.
  Synonyms
  nuisance, pest, source of annoyance, annoyance, plague, torment, troublemaker, mischief-maker, a thorn in someone's flesh, a thorn in someone's side

verb ˈmɛnəsˈmɛnəs

[with object]

Be a threat or possible danger to.
Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching
非洲大象仍受到偷猎的威胁。
Example sentencesExamples
- The bicycle factory was really a munitions factory, built in 1938, when Romania was menaced by bellicose neighbors during the buildup toward World War II.
- The play tells the story of Trassie Conlee who tries desperately to hold on to her home where she lives with her brother Neelus, while been menaced by her cousins Dinzee and Jack Conlee.
- A nearby shopkeeper who tried to stop the robber was also menaced with the gun as he tried to force the getaway car door open.
- In High Noon, Gary Cooper's loyalty is not to himself but to his town, which is menaced by the gunman who will arrive on the noon train.
- McDonagh menaced him into believing he was in danger of being attacked.
- That is according to county councillor Brian Mead, who says regular work to fix damage to the walkways is ‘pointless’ while pedestrians are still being menaced by lorries and cars mounting the kerbs.
- Despite their often misunderstood appearance, these were teens to be immensely proud of, not menaced by or feared.
- A survey by the women's federation covering 384 families found that around 250 wives were being menaced, insulted or cursed by their husbands.
- Deliberative democracy is continually menaced by what James Madison, in his Federalist Paper 51, termed ‘the mischief of faction’.
- Influenced by anxiety about the future, every faction across the political spectrum found something to feel menaced by.
- As long as populations are menaced by banditry, civil war, guerrilla campaigns, and counter-insurgency by beleaguered governments, they cannot be secure.
- After 20 years, she remains best known for her first big break, as a babysitter menaced by knife-wielding maniac, Michael Myers, in the slasher film Halloween.
- But by far the most ludicrous begging episode happened in Dundee, where I was menaced by that little-known phenomenon, the pre-teen bike gang.
- A few months later that system collapsed, to the immense benefit of everyone living under or menaced by it.
- Upon entering her sister's front yard Kathy is surprised to find Josh and herself being menaced by two strange dogs whose behavior seems highly territorial yet inappropriately so.
- The elephants have menaced the sprawling plantation ever since, and the masters of Elephant Walk have relied on their loyal native servants to drive the beasts away should they ever get ornery.
- General Vandamme was heard to shout that they would be masters at Tombigbee and menaced them with his sword and the threat of drowning.
- The very kernel of our identity is menaced by the prospect of genetic engineering of the human germline.
- The isolation quickly got to Yates, and he was transformed from a relatively normal young man into a drunken monster that constantly menaced his young partner.
- For a number of centuries after the decline of the Roman Empire, the coast was menaced by Saracen pirates, and the local population took refuge in the inaccessible mountain hinterland.
Synonyms
threaten, be a danger to, put at risk, jeopardize, imperil, loom over
bully, intimidate, issue threats to, threaten, frighten, scare, alarm, terrify
browbeat, cow, terrorize
threatening, ominous, black, thunderous, glowering, brooding, sinister, intimidating, frightening, terrifying, fearsome, mean-looking, alarming, forbidding, baleful, warning
rare minatory, minacious
looming, louring, in the wind, impending, brewing, black, dark, heavy, portentous, ugly, imminent
rare bodeful

Derivatives

menacer

noun

Three days later, after the young secretary identified one of her menacers as a former police agent, a fifth thug threatened her life as well.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is true, that the question certainly arises, whether we try to eliminate the causes of terrorism with the same ardour as we want to prevent the terror attacks or to arrest delinquents and menacers.
- Maybe the menacers were just a bunch of rowdy, irresponsible kids on an adrenaline rush - no conspiracies, no evil plots.
- We tell them we need them to be contributors, not menacers to society.
- Last year we just had a few little menacers indoors in May, then the big swarm in July, when all the wingers strut their stuff.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from late Latin minacia, from Latin minax, minac- 'threatening', from minae 'threats'.

The root of menace is Latin minae ‘threats’. The original English sense, which survives mainly in legal contexts, was also ‘a threat’—the Larceny Act of 1861 made it a criminal offence to demand money with menaces, and the phrase has been used in subsequent Acts dealing with similar offences. In the sense ‘a person or thing that threatens danger or catastrophe’, menace is recorded from the mid 19th century, but has since progressively weakened to mean ‘an inconvenience, an annoyance, a nuisance’. There are two cartoon characters called Dennis the Menace: the British Dennis is in a strip cartoon and made his first appearance in issue 452 of the comic the Beano on 17 March 1951. The American Dennis is a character in a single-cell cartoon and appeared just five days earlier in sixteen American newspapers.

Rhymes

Dennis, Ennis, Glenys, tennis, Venice

Definition of menace in US English:

menace

nounˈmenəsˈmɛnəs

1A person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.
威胁（者）；危险
a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs
旨在消除毒品威胁的新行动。
the snakes are a menace to farm animals
蛇危害农场动物。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was uncompromising and a menace to world peace.
- ‘People who drink and drive are a menace to themselves and other road users,’ Mr Diment said.
- The council claims skateboarders are a menace to pedestrians and cause damage running in to tens of thousands of pounds.
- Whooping cough is still a menace to British babies despite widespread use of vaccinations, research revealed yesterday.
- Although medical treatment has improved in recent times, the disease is still a menace to many people's health.
- Yes, I was a criminal, a drunk, a drug dealer, an addict and a menace to society.
- This youth and his family are well known for stealing cars and are nothing but a menace to the community.
- Leonard was jailed for 13 months after a judge told him he had not only been a danger but a menace to other road users.
- He said various agencies of the Centre and the concerned state police are coordinating to tackle the menace of terrorist funding.
- Even more important, they might fail to notice a menace or threat which if not guarded against might harm or even destroy them, their regime, and possibly even the state as well.
- According to police, the scooters, which should only be used on private land, are a menace to pedestrians and motorists.
- During sentencing, Judge Hernandez stated that Diane was dangerous and a menace to society.
- It is an argument for the sensible control of badger numbers so they are once again regarded as an asset to the countryside, not a menace to it.
- However, while sales of the machines are booming, critics claim they pose a menace to riders and pedestrians alike and are destroying the tranquillity of parks and beaches.
- So there I was, behind bars, only 21 but already a dangerous criminal, and a menace to society, according to papers and television.
- Stray dogs should not be allowed to roam and be a menace and threat to the public, especially children, the weak and the aged.
- The man is a menace to everything he once professed to represent, which makes him either delusional or hypocritical.
Synonyms
danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat
1. 1.1 A threatening quality, tone, or atmosphere.
  威胁；威吓
  he spoke the words with a hint of menace
  他暗含威胁说了这番话。
  Example sentencesExamples
  All Pinter's plays have a common atmosphere of darkness, menace and psychological intrigue.
  There was a hint of menace in the pilot's voice that left no doubt as to his intent
  Polaski stalks the stage with confidence, her clawlike hands in a constant state of threatening menace.
  The name Cul-de-sac and the press release's hints of menace suggest the play is about the idea of neighbourhood or the failure of human connection.
  There was a hint of menace in the way he said it, a low growl underlying his words.
  There was a hint of menace in his voice that made him uneasy.
  I mistook the atmosphere of tension and menace to mean dehumanized relationships.
  Night blanketed the land as she settled in, she had almost fallen asleep when an angry and threatening presence enveloped her, almost palpable menace.
  His strategy is to play down expectations for a breakthrough while hinting with ever increasing menace that the longer it takes the harder it will be to end the deadlock.
  Some will argue that this is to develop an atmosphere of doom-laden menace - the gathering thunder, both political and spiritual, looming on the horizon.
  Yet the sense of space, of distance, the remoteness of the places through which one travelled never contained a hint of menace.
  The miscreant's neighbours plaintively tell Ferris they can no longer continue to live in the atmosphere of menace that the young man seems to generate.
  Everyone is friendly, relaxed and enjoying the warm evening without a hint of menace or bad behaviour.
  Two silent support performers add to the atmosphere of surreal menace.
  Increasing consumerism has added to the mobile phone menace.
  Bovell and his band conjured up an atmosphere of potent menace and seething sensuality.
  In this age of computer design, stadium mood and atmosphere can be engineered to give an aura of menace to the most sanguine opponents.
  By some strange reason, when Tiffany's front door opened today after I knocked, I felt an aura of menace glaring back.
  These songs are infused with a hint of twangy menace, bubbling under but never exploding.
  There is an atmosphere emerging here, an atmosphere of menace that the media help transport and magnify.
  Synonyms
  threat, ominousness, intimidation, warning, ill-omen
2. 1.2informal A person or thing that causes trouble or annoyance.
  威胁（者）；危险
  his kid sister, that chatty little menace, had become the knockout of the neighborhood
  Example sentencesExamples
  But in the hands of the wrong people, a Rottweiler or a big, powerful dog of any breed is an absolute menace.
  Ben is doing well, he is full of cheek and is a complete menace, good fun though.
  Synonyms
  nuisance, pest, source of annoyance, annoyance, plague, torment, troublemaker, mischief-maker, a thorn in someone's flesh, a thorn in someone's side

verbˈmenəsˈmɛnəs

[with object]

Threaten, especially in a malignant or hostile manner.
威胁；恐吓
Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching
非洲大象仍受到偷猎的威胁。
Example sentencesExamples
- In High Noon, Gary Cooper's loyalty is not to himself but to his town, which is menaced by the gunman who will arrive on the noon train.
- The very kernel of our identity is menaced by the prospect of genetic engineering of the human germline.
- Despite their often misunderstood appearance, these were teens to be immensely proud of, not menaced by or feared.
- Deliberative democracy is continually menaced by what James Madison, in his Federalist Paper 51, termed ‘the mischief of faction’.
- McDonagh menaced him into believing he was in danger of being attacked.
- General Vandamme was heard to shout that they would be masters at Tombigbee and menaced them with his sword and the threat of drowning.
- A nearby shopkeeper who tried to stop the robber was also menaced with the gun as he tried to force the getaway car door open.
- As long as populations are menaced by banditry, civil war, guerrilla campaigns, and counter-insurgency by beleaguered governments, they cannot be secure.
- A survey by the women's federation covering 384 families found that around 250 wives were being menaced, insulted or cursed by their husbands.
- A few months later that system collapsed, to the immense benefit of everyone living under or menaced by it.
- For a number of centuries after the decline of the Roman Empire, the coast was menaced by Saracen pirates, and the local population took refuge in the inaccessible mountain hinterland.
- Upon entering her sister's front yard Kathy is surprised to find Josh and herself being menaced by two strange dogs whose behavior seems highly territorial yet inappropriately so.
- Influenced by anxiety about the future, every faction across the political spectrum found something to feel menaced by.
- The isolation quickly got to Yates, and he was transformed from a relatively normal young man into a drunken monster that constantly menaced his young partner.
- That is according to county councillor Brian Mead, who says regular work to fix damage to the walkways is ‘pointless’ while pedestrians are still being menaced by lorries and cars mounting the kerbs.
- After 20 years, she remains best known for her first big break, as a babysitter menaced by knife-wielding maniac, Michael Myers, in the slasher film Halloween.
- The bicycle factory was really a munitions factory, built in 1938, when Romania was menaced by bellicose neighbors during the buildup toward World War II.
- The elephants have menaced the sprawling plantation ever since, and the masters of Elephant Walk have relied on their loyal native servants to drive the beasts away should they ever get ornery.
- But by far the most ludicrous begging episode happened in Dundee, where I was menaced by that little-known phenomenon, the pre-teen bike gang.
- The play tells the story of Trassie Conlee who tries desperately to hold on to her home where she lives with her brother Neelus, while been menaced by her cousins Dinzee and Jack Conlee.
Synonyms
threatening, ominous, black, thunderous, glowering, brooding, sinister, intimidating, frightening, terrifying, fearsome, mean-looking, alarming, forbidding, baleful, warning
looming, louring, in the wind, impending, brewing, black, dark, heavy, portentous, ugly, imminent
threaten, be a danger to, put at risk, jeopardize, imperil, loom over
bully, intimidate, issue threats to, threaten, frighten, scare, alarm, terrify

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from late Latin minacia, from Latin minax, minac- ‘threatening’, from minae ‘threats’.

单词	menace
释义	Definition of menace in English: menace noun ˈmɛnəsˈmɛnəs 1A person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger. 威胁（者）；危险 a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs 旨在消除毒品威胁的新行动。 the snakes are a menace to farm animals 蛇危害农场动物。 Example sentencesExamples ‘People who drink and drive are a menace to themselves and other road users,’ Mr Diment said. So there I was, behind bars, only 21 but already a dangerous criminal, and a menace to society, according to papers and television. Yes, I was a criminal, a drunk, a drug dealer, an addict and a menace to society. However, while sales of the machines are booming, critics claim they pose a menace to riders and pedestrians alike and are destroying the tranquillity of parks and beaches. Stray dogs should not be allowed to roam and be a menace and threat to the public, especially children, the weak and the aged. The man is a menace to everything he once professed to represent, which makes him either delusional or hypocritical. It is an argument for the sensible control of badger numbers so they are once again regarded as an asset to the countryside, not a menace to it. Even more important, they might fail to notice a menace or threat which if not guarded against might harm or even destroy them, their regime, and possibly even the state as well. Leonard was jailed for 13 months after a judge told him he had not only been a danger but a menace to other road users. This youth and his family are well known for stealing cars and are nothing but a menace to the community. He was uncompromising and a menace to world peace. During sentencing, Judge Hernandez stated that Diane was dangerous and a menace to society. The council claims skateboarders are a menace to pedestrians and cause damage running in to tens of thousands of pounds. According to police, the scooters, which should only be used on private land, are a menace to pedestrians and motorists. Although medical treatment has improved in recent times, the disease is still a menace to many people's health. He said various agencies of the Centre and the concerned state police are coordinating to tackle the menace of terrorist funding. Whooping cough is still a menace to British babies despite widespread use of vaccinations, research revealed yesterday. Synonyms danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat jeopardy, source of apprehension/dread/fright/fear/terror 1.1mass noun A threatening quality or atmosphere. 威胁；威吓 he spoke the words with a hint of menace 他暗含威胁说了这番话。 Example sentencesExamples The miscreant's neighbours plaintively tell Ferris they can no longer continue to live in the atmosphere of menace that the young man seems to generate. Bovell and his band conjured up an atmosphere of potent menace and seething sensuality. All Pinter's plays have a common atmosphere of darkness, menace and psychological intrigue. His strategy is to play down expectations for a breakthrough while hinting with ever increasing menace that the longer it takes the harder it will be to end the deadlock. In this age of computer design, stadium mood and atmosphere can be engineered to give an aura of menace to the most sanguine opponents. Everyone is friendly, relaxed and enjoying the warm evening without a hint of menace or bad behaviour. By some strange reason, when Tiffany's front door opened today after I knocked, I felt an aura of menace glaring back. Yet the sense of space, of distance, the remoteness of the places through which one travelled never contained a hint of menace. Two silent support performers add to the atmosphere of surreal menace. There was a hint of menace in his voice that made him uneasy. I mistook the atmosphere of tension and menace to mean dehumanized relationships. Some will argue that this is to develop an atmosphere of doom-laden menace - the gathering thunder, both political and spiritual, looming on the horizon. Polaski stalks the stage with confidence, her clawlike hands in a constant state of threatening menace. There was a hint of menace in the way he said it, a low growl underlying his words. There is an atmosphere emerging here, an atmosphere of menace that the media help transport and magnify. Increasing consumerism has added to the mobile phone menace. The name Cul-de-sac and the press release's hints of menace suggest the play is about the idea of neighbourhood or the failure of human connection. There was a hint of menace in the pilot's voice that left no doubt as to his intent These songs are infused with a hint of twangy menace, bubbling under but never exploding. Night blanketed the land as she settled in, she had almost fallen asleep when an angry and threatening presence enveloped her, almost palpable menace. Synonyms threat, ominousness, intimidation, warning, ill-omen rare commination 1.2menacesBritish Threatening words or actions. 威胁性言行 a demand of money with menaces 勒索钱财。 Example sentencesExamples At best, it smacks of greed; at worst it's begging with menaces, particularly if it's unaccompanied older kids wearing hatchets and hoodies. It rakes a great variety of forms, from ostracism to demands with menaces for money or other benefits. On the facts, it appears that Paul could not succeed with this argument; and as he has clearly made an unwarranted demand with menaces, it is submitted he will be found guilty of blackmail. If the person making the demand has in fact a claim of right to the money, then it does not constitute the offence of demanding money with menaces because the circumstances do not amount to stealing. Costi, of Woolwich, south-east London, admitted a charge of demanding £10,000 with menaces at an earlier hearing. In the ensuing litigation, this was portrayed as blackmail - a serious offence that has a maximum prison term of 14 years, and which is defined as making an unwarranted demand with a view to gain, with menaces. He was also charged with demanding money with menaces, namely £100,000 from ‘Witness A’ - on the same dates. He said: ‘Strictly, to knock on doors and demand with menaces is blackmail.’ There is already the offence of blackmail, which penalizes the making of unwarranted demands with menaces, and this should be the starting-point. Threatening behaviour and obtaining money with menaces are serious criminal offences. 1.3informal A person or thing that causes trouble or annoyance. 威胁（者）；危险 Example sentencesExamples But in the hands of the wrong people, a Rottweiler or a big, powerful dog of any breed is an absolute menace. Ben is doing well, he is full of cheek and is a complete menace, good fun though. Synonyms nuisance, pest, source of annoyance, annoyance, plague, torment, troublemaker, mischief-maker, a thorn in someone's flesh, a thorn in someone's side verb ˈmɛnəsˈmɛnəs [with object] Be a threat or possible danger to. Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching 非洲大象仍受到偷猎的威胁。 Example sentencesExamples The bicycle factory was really a munitions factory, built in 1938, when Romania was menaced by bellicose neighbors during the buildup toward World War II. The play tells the story of Trassie Conlee who tries desperately to hold on to her home where she lives with her brother Neelus, while been menaced by her cousins Dinzee and Jack Conlee. A nearby shopkeeper who tried to stop the robber was also menaced with the gun as he tried to force the getaway car door open. In High Noon, Gary Cooper's loyalty is not to himself but to his town, which is menaced by the gunman who will arrive on the noon train. McDonagh menaced him into believing he was in danger of being attacked. That is according to county councillor Brian Mead, who says regular work to fix damage to the walkways is ‘pointless’ while pedestrians are still being menaced by lorries and cars mounting the kerbs. Despite their often misunderstood appearance, these were teens to be immensely proud of, not menaced by or feared. A survey by the women's federation covering 384 families found that around 250 wives were being menaced, insulted or cursed by their husbands. Deliberative democracy is continually menaced by what James Madison, in his Federalist Paper 51, termed ‘the mischief of faction’. Influenced by anxiety about the future, every faction across the political spectrum found something to feel menaced by. As long as populations are menaced by banditry, civil war, guerrilla campaigns, and counter-insurgency by beleaguered governments, they cannot be secure. After 20 years, she remains best known for her first big break, as a babysitter menaced by knife-wielding maniac, Michael Myers, in the slasher film Halloween. But by far the most ludicrous begging episode happened in Dundee, where I was menaced by that little-known phenomenon, the pre-teen bike gang. A few months later that system collapsed, to the immense benefit of everyone living under or menaced by it. Upon entering her sister's front yard Kathy is surprised to find Josh and herself being menaced by two strange dogs whose behavior seems highly territorial yet inappropriately so. The elephants have menaced the sprawling plantation ever since, and the masters of Elephant Walk have relied on their loyal native servants to drive the beasts away should they ever get ornery. General Vandamme was heard to shout that they would be masters at Tombigbee and menaced them with his sword and the threat of drowning. The very kernel of our identity is menaced by the prospect of genetic engineering of the human germline. The isolation quickly got to Yates, and he was transformed from a relatively normal young man into a drunken monster that constantly menaced his young partner. For a number of centuries after the decline of the Roman Empire, the coast was menaced by Saracen pirates, and the local population took refuge in the inaccessible mountain hinterland. Synonyms threaten, be a danger to, put at risk, jeopardize, imperil, loom over bully, intimidate, issue threats to, threaten, frighten, scare, alarm, terrify browbeat, cow, terrorize threatening, ominous, black, thunderous, glowering, brooding, sinister, intimidating, frightening, terrifying, fearsome, mean-looking, alarming, forbidding, baleful, warning rare minatory, minacious looming, louring, in the wind, impending, brewing, black, dark, heavy, portentous, ugly, imminent rare bodeful Derivatives menacer noun Three days later, after the young secretary identified one of her menacers as a former police agent, a fifth thug threatened her life as well. Example sentencesExamples It is true, that the question certainly arises, whether we try to eliminate the causes of terrorism with the same ardour as we want to prevent the terror attacks or to arrest delinquents and menacers. Maybe the menacers were just a bunch of rowdy, irresponsible kids on an adrenaline rush - no conspiracies, no evil plots. We tell them we need them to be contributors, not menacers to society. Last year we just had a few little menacers indoors in May, then the big swarm in July, when all the wingers strut their stuff. Origin Middle English: via Old French from late Latin minacia, from Latin minax, minac- 'threatening', from minae 'threats'. The root of menace is Latin minae ‘threats’. The original English sense, which survives mainly in legal contexts, was also ‘a threat’—the Larceny Act of 1861 made it a criminal offence to demand money with menaces, and the phrase has been used in subsequent Acts dealing with similar offences. In the sense ‘a person or thing that threatens danger or catastrophe’, menace is recorded from the mid 19th century, but has since progressively weakened to mean ‘an inconvenience, an annoyance, a nuisance’. There are two cartoon characters called Dennis the Menace: the British Dennis is in a strip cartoon and made his first appearance in issue 452 of the comic the Beano on 17 March 1951. The American Dennis is a character in a single-cell cartoon and appeared just five days earlier in sixteen American newspapers. Rhymes Dennis, Ennis, Glenys, tennis, Venice Definition of menace in US English: menace nounˈmenəsˈmɛnəs 1A person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger. 威胁（者）；危险 a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs 旨在消除毒品威胁的新行动。 the snakes are a menace to farm animals 蛇危害农场动物。 Example sentencesExamples He was uncompromising and a menace to world peace. ‘People who drink and drive are a menace to themselves and other road users,’ Mr Diment said. The council claims skateboarders are a menace to pedestrians and cause damage running in to tens of thousands of pounds. Whooping cough is still a menace to British babies despite widespread use of vaccinations, research revealed yesterday. Although medical treatment has improved in recent times, the disease is still a menace to many people's health. Yes, I was a criminal, a drunk, a drug dealer, an addict and a menace to society. This youth and his family are well known for stealing cars and are nothing but a menace to the community. Leonard was jailed for 13 months after a judge told him he had not only been a danger but a menace to other road users. He said various agencies of the Centre and the concerned state police are coordinating to tackle the menace of terrorist funding. Even more important, they might fail to notice a menace or threat which if not guarded against might harm or even destroy them, their regime, and possibly even the state as well. According to police, the scooters, which should only be used on private land, are a menace to pedestrians and motorists. During sentencing, Judge Hernandez stated that Diane was dangerous and a menace to society. It is an argument for the sensible control of badger numbers so they are once again regarded as an asset to the countryside, not a menace to it. However, while sales of the machines are booming, critics claim they pose a menace to riders and pedestrians alike and are destroying the tranquillity of parks and beaches. So there I was, behind bars, only 21 but already a dangerous criminal, and a menace to society, according to papers and television. Stray dogs should not be allowed to roam and be a menace and threat to the public, especially children, the weak and the aged. The man is a menace to everything he once professed to represent, which makes him either delusional or hypocritical. Synonyms danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat 1.1 A threatening quality, tone, or atmosphere. 威胁；威吓 he spoke the words with a hint of menace 他暗含威胁说了这番话。 Example sentencesExamples All Pinter's plays have a common atmosphere of darkness, menace and psychological intrigue. There was a hint of menace in the pilot's voice that left no doubt as to his intent Polaski stalks the stage with confidence, her clawlike hands in a constant state of threatening menace. The name Cul-de-sac and the press release's hints of menace suggest the play is about the idea of neighbourhood or the failure of human connection. There was a hint of menace in the way he said it, a low growl underlying his words. There was a hint of menace in his voice that made him uneasy. I mistook the atmosphere of tension and menace to mean dehumanized relationships. Night blanketed the land as she settled in, she had almost fallen asleep when an angry and threatening presence enveloped her, almost palpable menace. His strategy is to play down expectations for a breakthrough while hinting with ever increasing menace that the longer it takes the harder it will be to end the deadlock. Some will argue that this is to develop an atmosphere of doom-laden menace - the gathering thunder, both political and spiritual, looming on the horizon. Yet the sense of space, of distance, the remoteness of the places through which one travelled never contained a hint of menace. The miscreant's neighbours plaintively tell Ferris they can no longer continue to live in the atmosphere of menace that the young man seems to generate. Everyone is friendly, relaxed and enjoying the warm evening without a hint of menace or bad behaviour. Two silent support performers add to the atmosphere of surreal menace. Increasing consumerism has added to the mobile phone menace. Bovell and his band conjured up an atmosphere of potent menace and seething sensuality. In this age of computer design, stadium mood and atmosphere can be engineered to give an aura of menace to the most sanguine opponents. By some strange reason, when Tiffany's front door opened today after I knocked, I felt an aura of menace glaring back. These songs are infused with a hint of twangy menace, bubbling under but never exploding. There is an atmosphere emerging here, an atmosphere of menace that the media help transport and magnify. Synonyms threat, ominousness, intimidation, warning, ill-omen 1.2informal A person or thing that causes trouble or annoyance. 威胁（者）；危险 his kid sister, that chatty little menace, had become the knockout of the neighborhood Example sentencesExamples But in the hands of the wrong people, a Rottweiler or a big, powerful dog of any breed is an absolute menace. Ben is doing well, he is full of cheek and is a complete menace, good fun though. Synonyms nuisance, pest, source of annoyance, annoyance, plague, torment, troublemaker, mischief-maker, a thorn in someone's flesh, a thorn in someone's side verbˈmenəsˈmɛnəs [with object] Threaten, especially in a malignant or hostile manner. 威胁；恐吓 Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching 非洲大象仍受到偷猎的威胁。 Example sentencesExamples In High Noon, Gary Cooper's loyalty is not to himself but to his town, which is menaced by the gunman who will arrive on the noon train. The very kernel of our identity is menaced by the prospect of genetic engineering of the human germline. Despite their often misunderstood appearance, these were teens to be immensely proud of, not menaced by or feared. Deliberative democracy is continually menaced by what James Madison, in his Federalist Paper 51, termed ‘the mischief of faction’. McDonagh menaced him into believing he was in danger of being attacked. General Vandamme was heard to shout that they would be masters at Tombigbee and menaced them with his sword and the threat of drowning. A nearby shopkeeper who tried to stop the robber was also menaced with the gun as he tried to force the getaway car door open. As long as populations are menaced by banditry, civil war, guerrilla campaigns, and counter-insurgency by beleaguered governments, they cannot be secure. A survey by the women's federation covering 384 families found that around 250 wives were being menaced, insulted or cursed by their husbands. A few months later that system collapsed, to the immense benefit of everyone living under or menaced by it. For a number of centuries after the decline of the Roman Empire, the coast was menaced by Saracen pirates, and the local population took refuge in the inaccessible mountain hinterland. Upon entering her sister's front yard Kathy is surprised to find Josh and herself being menaced by two strange dogs whose behavior seems highly territorial yet inappropriately so. Influenced by anxiety about the future, every faction across the political spectrum found something to feel menaced by. The isolation quickly got to Yates, and he was transformed from a relatively normal young man into a drunken monster that constantly menaced his young partner. That is according to county councillor Brian Mead, who says regular work to fix damage to the walkways is ‘pointless’ while pedestrians are still being menaced by lorries and cars mounting the kerbs. After 20 years, she remains best known for her first big break, as a babysitter menaced by knife-wielding maniac, Michael Myers, in the slasher film Halloween. The bicycle factory was really a munitions factory, built in 1938, when Romania was menaced by bellicose neighbors during the buildup toward World War II. The elephants have menaced the sprawling plantation ever since, and the masters of Elephant Walk have relied on their loyal native servants to drive the beasts away should they ever get ornery. But by far the most ludicrous begging episode happened in Dundee, where I was menaced by that little-known phenomenon, the pre-teen bike gang. The play tells the story of Trassie Conlee who tries desperately to hold on to her home where she lives with her brother Neelus, while been menaced by her cousins Dinzee and Jack Conlee. Synonyms threatening, ominous, black, thunderous, glowering, brooding, sinister, intimidating, frightening, terrifying, fearsome, mean-looking, alarming, forbidding, baleful, warning looming, louring, in the wind, impending, brewing, black, dark, heavy, portentous, ugly, imminent threaten, be a danger to, put at risk, jeopardize, imperil, loom over bully, intimidate, issue threats to, threaten, frighten, scare, alarm, terrify Origin Middle English: via Old French from late Latin minacia, from Latin minax, minac- ‘threatening’, from minae ‘threats’.
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