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menaced
威胁；恐吓
menaced is the past of menace.
核心释义
To threaten or intimidate someone, or to threaten to do something harmful.
- 1.
威胁(某人)；恐吓。
To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
- 2.
威胁要施加(某种恶行)。
To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).
- 3.
危及(某人或某物)；使陷入危险。
To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.
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
用法In use
The dark clouds menaced the coastal town with an approaching storm.
用法提示：这里 menaced 是动词过去式，表示“威胁”的动作。
He often menaces his younger brother into doing his chores.
用法提示：menaces 是动词第三人称单数，表示习惯性威胁。
The guard dog menaced the intruder with a low growl.
用法提示：menaced 是动词过去式，表示具体威胁行为。
menace sb
menace 作动词时直接跟人作宾语，表示以言语或举动威胁、恐吓某人，语气较 threaten 更书面。
The older boys menaced him on his way home from school.
那些大男孩在他放学回家的路上威胁他。
menace sb with sth
用具体的武器或手段威胁某人时，用 with 引出该手段。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
发音类似'闷死'，威胁让人感到窒息。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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