[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[usu sing]
In my view you are a menace to the public.
在我看来，你对公众是个祸害。
...the menace of fascism...
法西斯主义的威胁
Excessive drinking is a social menace.
过度饮酒是一种社会公害。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[usu sing]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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。
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。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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.
There is a pervading sense of menace.
有一种危机四伏的感觉。
...a voice full of menace.
充满威胁的声音
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[VERB 动词]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.
[V n]
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。
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[VERB 动词]威胁；恐吓 If you are menaced by someone, they threaten to harm you.
[be V-ed]
[Also V n]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[usu PHR after v]
[BRIT 英]
[LEGAL 法律]
He denies demanding money with menaces.
他否认有过勒索钱财的行为。
Oxford
men·ace/ˈmenəs; NAmEˈmenəs/
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menacemenacesmenacedmenacingnoun1[countable , usually singular ]menace(to sb/sth) a person or thing that causes, or may cause, serious damage, harm or danger 威胁；危险的人（或物）SYN
threat
◆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[uncountable ]an atmosphere that makes you feel threatened or frightened 令人恐怖的氛围；危险气氛◆a sense/an air/a hint of menacein his voice 他的话音里的威胁语气╱腔调╱意味3[countable , usually singular ]( informal) a person or thing that is annoying or causes trouble 烦人的人（或事物）；引起麻烦的人（或事物）SYN
nuisance
4menaces[plural ]( law 律) ( BrE) threats that sb will cause harm if they do not get what they are asking for 恐吓；威胁◆to demand money with menaces勒索钱财verbmenacesth/sb ( formal) to be a possible danger to sth/sb 对…构成危险；危及；威胁到SYN
threaten
◆The forests are being menaced by major development projects.大型开发项目正在危及森林。men·ace/ˈmenəs; NAmEˈmenəs/
LDC
menace1 noun
menace2 verb
menacemen‧ace1 /ˈmenɪs/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable] something or someone that is dangerousSYN threatmenace of It’s the only way to deal with the menace of drug dealing.menace to That man’s a menace to society. He should be locked away. the growing menace of oil pollution at sea2[uncountable] a threatening quality, feeling, or way of behaving: There was menace in his voice.air/sense of menace There was a sense of menace as the sky grew darker.3[countable] a person, especially a child, who is annoying or causes troubleSYN nuisance: My little brother’s a real menace.4with menaces British English law if someone asks another person for something with menaces, they use threats of violence to get what they want: He was charged with demanding money with menaces.
menace1 noun
menace2 verb
menacemenace2 verb [transitive]
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formal to threaten: The elephants are still menaced by poachers.
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