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威胁;危险人物;祸害
If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm.
例句
In my view you are a menace to the public.
在我看来，你对公众是个祸害。
...the menace of fascism...
法西斯主义的威胁
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惹麻烦的人(或物);惹人讨厌的人(或物)
You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance.
例句
You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy...
肯沃西，你这人真讨厌，居然侵犯我的隐私。
As I have said earlier in this book, bad shoes are a menace.
正如我在本书前面说过的那样，劣质的鞋子会很麻烦。
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威胁性;危险气氛
Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you.
例句
There is a pervading sense of menace.
有一种危机四伏的感觉。
...a voice full of menace.
充满威胁的声音
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VERB
危及;威胁
If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm.
例句
The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain's own security.
欧洲国家仍具有威胁英国自身安全的潜在能力。
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VERB
威胁;恐吓
If you are menaced by someone, they threaten to harm you.
例句
She's being menaced by her sister's latest boyfriend.
她正受到姐姐最近一个男友的恐吓。
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PHRASE
以威胁（或恐吓）的手段（索要钱财）
If someone commits the crime of demanding money with menaces, they threaten to cause harm unless they are given the money.
例句
He denies demanding money with menaces.
他否认有过勒索钱财的行为。