menace

noun

1. 威胁；危险的人（或物）
   a person or thing that causes, or may cause, serious damage, harm or danger
   1. a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of illegal drugs
      旨在打击非法毒品威胁的新举措
2. 令人恐怖的氛围；危险气氛
   an atmosphere that makes you feel threatened or frightened
   1. a sense/an air/a hint of menace in his voice
      他的话音里的威胁语气 / 腔调 / 意味
3. 烦人的人（或事物）；引起麻烦的人（或事物）
   a person or thing that is annoying or causes trouble
4. 恐吓；威胁
   threats that sb will cause harm if they do not get what they are asking for
   1. to demand money with menaces
      勒索钱财

verb

1. 对…构成危险；危及；威胁到
   to be a possible danger to sth/sb
   1. The forests are being menaced by major development projects.
      大型开发项目正在危及森林。

1. N-COUNT 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.
   1. In my view you are a menace to the public.
      在我看来，你对公众是个祸害。
   2. ...the menace of fascism...
      法西斯主义的威胁
   3. Excessive drinking is a social menace.
      过度饮酒是一种社会公害。
2. N-COUNT 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.
   1. You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy...
      肯沃西，你这人真讨厌，居然侵犯我的隐私。
   2. 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.
   1. There is a pervading sense of menace.
      有一种危机四伏的感觉。
   2. ...a voice full of menace.
      充满威胁的声音
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.
   1. 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。
5. VERB 威胁;恐吓
   If you are menaced by someone, they threaten to harm you.
   1. She's being menaced by her sister's latest boyfriend.
      她正受到姐姐最近一个男友的恐吓。
6. PHRASE 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.
   1. He denies demanding money with menaces.
      他否认有过勒索钱财的行为。

1. The whole air of menace was accentuated by the fact that he was so cordial and soft-voiced.
   他如此亲切，说话轻声细语，这更加重了威胁的语气。
2. In my view you are a menace to the public.
   在我看来，你对公众是个祸害。
3. Excessive drinking is a social menace.
   过度饮酒是一种社会公害。
4. You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy
   肯沃西，你这人真讨厌，居然侵犯我的隐私。
5. 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。
6. There is a pervading sense of menace.
   有一种危机四伏的感觉。
7. 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。
8. She's being menaced by her sister's latest boyfriend.
   她正受到姐姐最近一个男友的恐吓。
9. He denies demanding money with menaces.
   他否认有过勒索钱财的行为。
10. Throughout the book there is a pervading sense of menace.
    全书弥漫着一种危险的气息。
11. There is no reason why a gifted aircraft designer should also be a capable pilot. In the same way, a brilliant pilot can be a menace behind the wheel of a car.
    杰出的飞机设计师没有理由一定也是个出色的飞行员。同样，一个优秀的飞行员或许会是个糟糕的司机。
12. This paper analyzes the problem of managers risk-sharing and incentive design in termination menace.
    本文分析了解雇威胁条件下的经营者风险分担和激励设计问题。
13. He spoke with menace.
    他带着威胁的口气讲话。
14. The man's worse than irritating, he's a positive menace!
    这个人不仅惹人生气，简直是讨厌透了。
15. We stand with our brother Karzai and the people of Afghanistan against this common threat, this menace which I have called cancer.
    我们与我们的兄弟卡尔扎伊和阿富汗人民站在一起，抵御这个共同的威胁，这个我把它称为毒瘤的威胁。
16. In a world with many dangers, this menace must be confronted.
    在一个存在多种危险的世界中，这种威胁必须得到遏制。
17. A man who drives fast is a menace to other people.
    开快车的人对其他人是个威胁。
18. This growing poverty in the midst of growing poverty constitutes a permanent menace to peace.
    这种在贫困不断增长中增长着的贫困，构成了对和平的持久威胁。
19. We must all stand together to fight out this menace.
    我们必须齐心协力与这种威胁战斗到底。
20. But gradually they came to see the menace to themselves.
    但他们逐渐看出了自己面临的威胁。
21. Except a menace& a danger you've chosen to inflict on all of us.
    纯粹是一个威胁&一个你所选择的，殃及我们所有人的危险分子。
22. He's a menace to everyone else on the road.
    他对路上的每个人都是威胁。
23. They believe that bikes are a menace to pedestrians.
    他们坚信自行车是对行人的一个威胁。
24. There was anger and menace in his eyes.
    他眼睛里露出愤怒和威胁的目光。
25. He spoke with desperate menace.
    他用恐吓的语气和我们讲话。
26. These local conflict may constitute a menace to world peace.
    这些地方性的冲突有可能对世界和平构成威胁。
27. The present globalization of the drug issue has posed a grave menace to human well-being and development.
    当今世界，全球化的毒品问题已对人类的生存和发展构成重大威胁。
28. Black-on-white violence also reinforces white fears of blacks as the ultimate menace to society.
    黑人对白人的暴力进一步加深了白人对黑人是社会的最大威胁的担忧。
29. Hegemonism and power politics menace the world peace.
    霸权主义和强权政治威胁着世界的和平。
30. The man's lunatic behavior is a menace to society.
    那个人的疯狂行为构成对社会的威胁。

  threaten menace【导航词义：威胁】

  threaten v. 威胁，恐吓

〔辨析〕尤指以威胁或恐吓的方式胁迫某人做或不做某事，含如不服从将会有严重后果之意。

  menace v. 〈正式〉威胁，恐吓

〔辨析〕多指用目光、行动、武器等对别人进行恐吓，而不是用语言明白地表示出来。

noun

1. a threat or the act of threatening
   1. he spoke with desperate menace

2. something that is a source of danger
   1. earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan

   Synonym:    threat

verb

1. act in a threatening manner
   1. A menacing person

2. express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
   1. he menaced the bank manager with a stick

3. pose a threat to
   1. The pollution is endangering the crops

   Synonym:    endangerjeopardizejeopardisethreatenimperilperil