单词 | menace |
释义 | menace¹ 1.(threatening quality)威胁性;危险气氛 a vague feeling of menace隐约的威胁感 a voice full of menace充满威胁的声音 There is a pervading sense of menace.有一种危机四伏的感觉。 2.(danger)危险人物;威胁;祸害 our determination to end the menace of terrorism我们消除恐怖主义威胁的决心 This drink driver is a menace and should not be allowed to drive again.该酒驾司机对他人生命构成威胁, 应该禁止其再次开车。 a public menace公共威胁 to be a menace to sb对某人是一种威胁 He's a menace to children.他对孩子们是一种威胁。 He's a menace to other road users.他对其他道路使用者是一种威胁。 to be a menace to the public对公众是一种威胁 In my view, you are a menace to the public.在我看来, 你对公众是一种威胁。 3.<非正式>(nuisance)讨厌的人(或事物);惹麻烦的人(或事物) Plastic bags and water bottles are a menace all over the world.塑料袋和水瓶在全世界都是一种公害。 That woman is a menace!那个女人真讨厌! to be a menace to sb对某人是个麻烦 She was a frequent menace to British diplomats who would find her on their embassy doorstep, demanding safe passage home.她对于英国外交官来说是个大麻烦, 因为她经常站在英国大使馆门口要求他们将其安全遣送回家。 4.to demand money with menaces【律】<英>勒索钱财 He denies demanding money with menaces.他否认勒索钱财。 menace²1.(endanger)对…构成威胁;使遭受危险 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。 2.(threaten)威胁;恐吓 His sister is alleged to have menaced Terry Ford.他妹妹据说曾威胁过特里•福特。 to be menaced by sb/sth受到某人/某事物的威胁 She's being menaced by someone with a grudge against her.她正受到某个对她心怀怨恨的人的威胁。 a society menaced by outside enemies一个受到外敌威胁的社会 to menace sb with sth + weapon, gun, knife用…威胁某人 When the journalists arrived angry residents menaced them with sticks and shovels.记者到达的时候, 愤怒的居民用棍棒和铁锹威胁他们。 They fled for their lives when a thug menaced them with a gun.当一个暴徒用枪威胁他们的时候, 他们纷纷逃命。 Police were menaced with clubs, bricks and molotov cocktails.警察受到棍棒、砖块和燃烧弹的威胁。 |
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