| 英语单词 | menacing |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['menəsɪŋ] 美 ['menəsɪŋ] |
| 中文释义 | adj.威胁的 动词menace的现在分词形式. |
| 英语例句 | (1) He stood there in a menacing attitude. (2) The reason is that the more menacing weapons have often acquired a signaling role. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他以一种威胁的姿势站在那里。 (2) 原因是较具威胁性的武器往往有讯息传达作用。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Something that is menacing is threatening or suggestive of coming danger. If you’re backing away slowly from something, you can probably use the adjective menacing to describe it! |
| vocabulary扩展 | Menacing means “threatening” — whether it’s on purpose or not. A menacing tone is intended to scare you, but that menacing raincloud isn’t actually trying to ruin your day. Menacing can describe the behavior of a menace, but only the mean or dangerous kind — not just a pest: "The raccoon that always knocks over your garbage can is a menace, but it's not menacing (unless it also chases you around your house)." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]威胁的;威吓的;危险的 If someone or something looks menacing, they give you a feeling that they are likely to cause you harm or put you in danger.
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