menace

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT 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. 威胁
In my view, you are a menace to the public. 在我看来，你对公众是一个威胁。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. 烦人之人; 烦人之物[非正式]
You're a menace to my privacy, Kenton. 你是个侵犯我隐私的讨厌的人，肯顿。
3. N-UNCOUNT Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you. 危险性; 威胁性
There is a pervading sense of menace. 有一种在蔓延的危险感。
4. V-T If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm. 威胁
They seem determined to menace the United States and its allies. 他们好像决心要威胁美国及其盟国。