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

• Arnold went on, his voice flat, neither menacing nor inviting.
  阿诺德继续说下去，声调平板，既不带威胁口吻，也不存诱引之意。
• 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。
• I am as menacing as I need to be, Mr mortmain.
  你会发觉我的威胁是必须的，摩门先生。
• He's been charged of menacing and public indecency.
  他已经受到恐吓和公然猥亵罪的指控。
• You're being charged with a weapons violation and menacing.
  你被指控违法使用武器和威胁他人。
• Your vicious dog is menacing my cat!
  你那条恶狗对我家的猫太凶了！
• He picked up the knife in a menacing way.
  他气势汹汹地操起了刀子。
• Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist
  萨拉用拳头做了一个威胁性的动作。
• He blocked our way with a menacing attitude.
  他以威胁的姿势拦住了我们。
• A menacing or defiant wave or flourish.
  威胁性或蔑视性的挥动或舞动。