bale·ful
adjective/ˈbeɪlfl/
/ˈbeɪlfl/
(literary)- (of the way somebody looks at somebody/something) threatening to do something evil or to hurt somebody
威吓的；吓唬的 - a baleful glare/stare/look
恶狠狠的怒视／凝视／注视 - Her baleful eyes glared vindictively.
她用凶狠的目光报复性地怒视着。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBaleful is used with these nouns:- glance
- glare
- a baleful glare/stare/look
- having a harmful effect
有害的 - the baleful influence of the city's wealthy elite
城市富豪精英的恶劣影响 - the baleful effects/consequences of the war
这场战争的恶劣影响／严重后果
- the baleful influence of the city's wealthy elite
Word OriginOld English bealufull (from archaic bale ‘evil as a destructive force’ + -ful).