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

• 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。
• 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。
• Meanwhile, the principal stream of Red Creek Valley became more and more menacing.
  这时候，红河河谷的主要洪流造成的威胁愈来愈大了。
• 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。
• A menacing or defiant wave or flourish.
  威胁性或蔑视性的挥动或舞动。
• 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。
• Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist
  萨拉用拳头做了一个威胁性的动作。
• 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。
• But the "bond-market vigilantes" are not always as menacing as they once were.
  但这个“债券市场的义务警员”现在并不总是像过去那样受人敬畏。
• This menacing enemy, and want to smooth customs clearance for it.
  这次的敌人来势汹汹，想要顺利通关实属不易。