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be/look/seem menacing
系动词后使用，描述主语的状态。
The dark clouds looked menacing.
乌云看起来有威胁。
威胁的；恐吓的；险恶的
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威胁的；恐吓的；险恶的
threatening; showing that harm or danger is likely.
The dark clouds looked menacing.
乌云看起来有威胁。
威胁的同义词
Synonym of threatening in its various senses.
The menacing clouds on the horizon made us hurry back to the beach.
地平线上来势汹汹的云层让我们赶紧回到了海滩。
His tone became increasingly menacing during the argument.
争吵中，他的语气变得越来越有威胁性。
She found his silent stare menacing.
她觉得他沉默的凝视具有威胁性。
系动词后使用，描述主语的状态。
The dark clouds looked menacing.
乌云看起来有威胁。
用作定语，修饰名词。
He gave a menacing stare.
他投来了威胁的目光。
Not this
He is menacing me.
Use this
He is menacing.
menacing 是形容词，表示“威胁的”，不能直接接宾语。要表达“威胁某人”，应使用动词 menace，如 He menaces me.
Not this
He is a menacing.
Use this
He is a menace.
menacing 是形容词，不能用作名词；表示“威胁”的名词形式是 menace。
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