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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7581 COCA: 9314

menace

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men·ace1 /ˈmenɪs/ ●○○ noun  
1  [countableC]DANGEROUS something or someone that is dangerous 危险的事物[人] SYN threat
menace of
 It’s the only way to deal with the menace of drug dealing.
对付毒品交易的威胁，这是唯一的方法。
menace to
 That man’s a menace to society. He should be locked away.
那个男人对社会有威胁，他应该被锁起来。
 the growing menace of oil pollution at sea
日益严重的海洋石油污染
2  [uncountableU]THREATEN a threatening quality, feeling, or way of behaving 威胁，恐吓
 There was menace in his voice.
他的语气里带着威胁。
air/sense of menace
 There was a sense of menace as the sky grew darker.
天色渐暗，有一种恐怖的氛围。
3  [countableC]ANNOY a person, especially a child, who is annoying or causes trouble 讨厌鬼，捣蛋鬼〔尤指小孩〕 SYN nuisance
 My little brother’s a real menace.
我的小弟弟真是个捣蛋鬼。
4  with menaces British EnglishBrE law if someone asks another person for something with menaces, they use threats of violence to get what they want 恐吓地，威胁地
 He was charged with demanding money with menaces.
他被指控勒索钱财。
Examples from the Corpus
with menaces• The driver of the Vauxhall had got out of her car and was advancing with menaces.
Examples from the Corpus
menace• A menace from the dead girl hung over her father in this hour of triumph.• He heard himself chuckling, but the sound was rich with contempt and menace.• Her manner suddenly changed from friendliness and warmth to one of faint menace.• They would depart in the spring, to avoid the malarial menace of the later seasons.• His voice was soft but his tone and expression were full of menace.• You can not build a fair system on that stinking swamp of menace and malice and neglect.• He was the first to identify drugs as the number one menace to domestic security.• The dailies pictured Azusa Street in tones of amusement or menace.• Tuami and his people have escaped from the perceived menace of Neanderthal man, whose humanity they do not recognise.• Despite all the menace, nobody dies.• His eyes blazed with menace.
growing menace• A growing menace in Verdon is the determination of many climbers to lower down a pitch and then be top-roped up it.• After the war MI5 turned its attention to the growing menace of Bolshevism which the government feared would soon engulf the country.
air/sense of menace• There was a sense of menace as the snow fell heavier and the wind blew rope out across the face.• His carefully chosen materials created an air of menace even without the denunciatory graffiti.• He had learned to live with its many secrets and its brooding sense of menace.• A larger block, perhaps an altar or sarcophagus, crouched in the centre with a strangely organic air of menace.• The sense of menace was strong.• The boat's wrap-around windscreens were made of black polarised glass which only added to Dream Baby's ugly air of menace.
menace2 verb [transitiveT]  
formalTHREATEN to threaten 威胁，恐吓
 The elephants are still menaced by poachers.
大象仍然面临非法捕猎者的威胁。
Examples from the Corpus
menace• The mask made him seem menacing, and she suddenly had the sensation that with Lucenzo she was playing with fire.• She was afraid to move; on all sides she was menaced by the half-open doors of empty rooms.• The whole community has been living in fear for far too long, menaced equally by both sets of paramilitaries.• Circuits in computers and other control instrumentation can likewise act as unintended receivers, menacing the operation of whole manufacturing plants.
From Longman Business Dictionary
menacemen·ace /ˈmenɪs/ noun [countableC]
something that is dangerous
Many people think that overseas competition is the biggest menace to the industry.
Origin menace1
(1300-1400) French Latin minacia, from minari “to threaten”
men·ace1 nounmenace2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7581 COCA: 9314
menace

noun¹

 1danger危險ADJECTIVE | VERB + MENACE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤growing, increasing越來越大的威脅◇the growing menace of drugs毒品構成的越來越大的威脅➤great, real, serious極大的／真正的／嚴重的威脅➤alien外來威脅◇a new and alien menace to our agriculture外來新物種對我們農業的威脅➤evil邪惡的威脅➤public對公眾的威脅◇They have become a public menace.他們已經對公眾構成了威脅。VERB + MENACE➤pose造成危害◇the menace posed by car fumes汽車尾氣造成的危害➤combat, counter, fight同危害作鬥爭；對危害進行反擊◇Local traders are struggling to combat the menace of armed robbery.當地商人正竭力與持槍搶劫這一威脅作鬥爭。➤defeat戰勝威脅➤become變成威脅◇If paroled he will become a menace to society.他若獲得假釋，將會危害社會。PREPOSITION➤menace to對⋯的危害◇He's a menace to society.他是社會的禍害。
menace

noun²

 2threatening quality恫嚇性ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤hidden, quiet, silent暗藏的／不動聲色的／無聲的威脅◇'Where do you think you're going?' he said with quiet menace.“你要去哪兒？”他語氣平靜地威脅道。PREPOSITION➤with menace威脅地◇eyes glittering with menace閃着兇光的眼睛PHRASES➤an air of menace氣勢洶洶的樣子◇The scar down his face added to his air of menace.臉上的那道長疤使他看起來更加兇悍。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7581 COCA: 9314
menace noun
⇨ threat
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7581 COCA: 9314
menace
Risks, threats and dangers: risk, hazard, menace...
Something that is annoying: annoyance, irritation, irritant...
To threaten: threaten, menace, show your teeth...

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