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

• Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist
  萨拉用拳头做了一个威胁性的动作。
• As the decades pass, the years seem more menacing.
  几十年过去了，岁月好象充满了险恶。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。