Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #7581
menace
威胁；恐吓
To threaten or intimidate someone, or to threaten to do something harmful.
- 1.
To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
威胁(某人)；恐吓。
- 2.
To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).
威胁要施加(某种恶行)。
- 3.
To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.
危及(某人或某物)；使陷入危险。
危及；危害；威胁(某人)；恐吓。；威胁要施加(某种恶行)。；危及(某人或某物)；使陷入危险。；威吓
In use
The dark clouds menaced the coastal town with an approaching storm.
He often menaces his younger brother into doing his chores.
The guard dog menaced the intruder with a low growl.
Verb forms
base menace · third person menaces · -ing menacing · past menaced · past participle menaced
规则动词，过去式与过去分词均为menaced。
Connections
Collocations
- menace someone
- 威胁某人
- The robber menaced the cashier with a gun.劫匪用枪威胁出纳员。
- menace something
- 威胁某物
- Rising sea levels menace coastal cities.海平面上升威胁沿海城市。
- be menaced by
- 受到…的威胁
- The village was menaced by a flood.村庄受到洪水的威胁。
- menace with
- 用…威胁
- He menaced me with a knife.他用刀威胁我。
- menace to do
- 威胁要做
- The kidnapper menaced to kill the hostage.绑匪威胁要杀死人质。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音类似'闷死'，威胁让人感到窒息。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：threats、warnings、confrontations 作为动词，多用于描述口头或姿态上的威胁，常见于正式或文学语境，也可用于日常对话。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
Menace rhymes with words like palace, surface, and preface (all ending in -ace pronounced /ɪs/). However, face and race also end in -ace but are pronounced /eɪs/, so they are not true rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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