menacing

英 [ˈmenəsɪŋ]

美 [ˈmenəsɪŋ]

adj.  威胁的; 恐吓的; 危险的
v.  对…构成危险; 危及; 威胁到
menace的现在分词

现在分词：menacing　

法律

Collins.1 / BNC.11980 / COCA.11407

牛津词典

adj.

• 威胁的；恐吓的；危险的
  seeming likely to cause you harm or danger
  1. a menacing face/tone
     恶狠脸色 / 口吻
  2. At night, the dark streets become menacing.
     在夜晚，漆黑的街道变得阴森森的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 威胁的;威吓的;危险的
  If someone or something looksmenacing, they give you a feeling that they are likely to cause you harm or put you in danger.
  1. The strong dark eyebrows give his face an oddly menacing look...
     两道浓黑的眉毛使他的脸看起来异常凶狠。
  2. He moved his menacing bulk closer to the table...
     他把自己骇人的庞大身躯向桌子挪近了些。
  3. The wide river looked less menacing when flanked by the warm yellow houses.
     在两岸暖黄色房子的映衬下，这宽阔的大河看起来就不那么险恶了。

英英释义

adj

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  1. a baleful look
  2. forbidding thunderclouds
  3. his tone became menacing
  4. ominous rumblings of discontent
  5. sinister storm clouds
  6. a sinister smile
  7. his threatening behavior
  8. ugly black clouds
  9. the situation became ugly
  Synonym:balefulforbiddingminaciousminatoryominoussinisterthreatening

双语例句

• As the decades pass, the years seem more menacing.
  几十年过去了，岁月好象充满了险恶。
• The strong dark eyebrows give his face an oddly menacing look
  两道浓黑的眉毛使他的脸看起来异常凶狠。
• Within a decade, the six rabbits had multiplied into millions, menacing the country's agriculture.
  十年之内，这6只兔子繁殖成了上百万只，对澳大利亚的农业构成威胁。
• Watch for stalking or menacing behaviors or threats, including threats to harm you or your supporters, or to commit suicide.
  留心跟踪或带毒的行为，或威胁，包括威胁你或你的支持者，或者，要自杀的威胁。
• The wide river looked less menacing when flanked by the warm yellow houses.
  在两岸暖黄色房子的映衬下，这宽阔的大河看起来就不那么险恶了。
• He picked up the knife in a menacing way.
  他气势汹汹地操起了刀子。
• Stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing.
  和武器站在一起或者抬高前肢，好像恐吓。
• This year, however, Japanese managers faced an even more menacing threat: activist shareholders.
  然而，今年日本的管理者面对一个更加险恶的威胁：激进的股东。
• A cascade of rockets menacing cement bunkers illustrates "protection and destruction".
  一系列的火箭威胁水泥仓阐明了“保护和破坏”的含义。
• Once pressed, I'm overly surprised by what is a very mechanical and certainly menacing engine bark.
  按动启动按钮，我惊奇的意识到引擎发出的是一种非常机械感并近乎邪恶的吼声。