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

• 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。
• Deaths of flamingos have revived fears that pollution is menacing the future of the majestic pink birds.
  由于红鹤大量死亡，让大家不禁再度担忧，污染正危及这种大型粉红鸟的未来。
• Your vicious dog is menacing my cat!
  你那条恶狗对我家的猫太凶了！
• It's the female black widow spider that is venomous and displays a menacing red dot on her abdomen.
  不过，红色并非只是雄性的特性，一种叫做“黑寡妇”的雌性美洲蜘蛛的腹部就有一个红色的点，这种蜘蛛的毒性非常大。
• Originally conceived as a solemn poem entitled "Virgin Snow", it eventually metamorphosed into something much more menacing.
  起初构思的是一首辉煌的诗歌《初雪》，最终却变形成为凶险得多的东西。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• On one wall is a handsome water buck with menacing glass eyes.
  一面墙上挂着一个大大的水羚，瞪着一双吓人的玻璃眼。
• A menacing or defiant wave or flourish.
  威胁性或蔑视性的挥动或舞动。