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

• As the decades pass, the years seem more menacing.
  几十年过去了，岁月好象充满了险恶。
• 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。
• A cascade of rockets menacing cement bunkers illustrates "protection and destruction".
  一系列的火箭威胁水泥仓阐明了“保护和破坏”的含义。
• A menacing or defiant wave or flourish.
  威胁性或蔑视性的挥动或舞动。
• 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。
• He picked up the knife in a menacing way.
  他气势汹汹地操起了刀子。
• Iron golems are basically huge, powerful, well-armored thugs that stand around looking menacing.
  铁魔像通常是巨大、壮、身盔甲的壮汉，看上去就充满了危险性。
• 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。
• Your vicious dog is menacing my cat!
  你那条恶狗对我家的猫太凶了！
• 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。