英语词汇“menacingly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a deep, menacing voice
One of the guards gave a low, menacing laugh.
the dark, menacing sky
There was something strange and rather menacing about the way she spoke.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

After the break Smith proved the menacing player for Stockton but he was well dealt with by a hard working Stockton defence.
It was as if menacing music had been played in a film, accompanying a scene of innocent happiness.
Karpov is gradually building up the kind of position he likes with two bishops and a potentially menacing mass of central pawns.
The fraud is always more menacing than the real thing.
The house grew still but it was a menacing stillness, like that of a cat about to spring.
This is the really menacing thing because in their obsession with proving themselves, they are pulling us all towards destruction.
Very polite but - well - sort of quietly menacing.
Within a few years he could have looked almost as menacing as he did six months ago.

THESAURUS► frightening

making you feel frightened: · Being held at gunpoint had been the most frightening moment of his life.· The experience was very frightening.

► scary

especially spoken frightening. Scary is less formal than frightening and is very common in everyday English: · The movie was really scary.· There were some scary moments.

► chilling

frightening, especially because violence, cruelty, or danger is involved: · a chilling tale of revenge, murder and madness· The court heard chilling details about the attack.

► spooky

frightening and strange, especially because something involves ghosts or powers that people do not understand: · The forest is really spooky in the dark.· a spooky coincidence· spooky stories

► creepy

informal frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, especially when you are not sure exactly why – used especially about places, people, and feelings: · This place is really creepy. Let’s get out of here.· a creepy guy· Do you know that creepy feeling when you're sure someone’s there but you can’t see or hear anything?

► eerie

especially literary strange and frightening: · There was an eerie silence immediately after the bomb went off.· an eerie light· an eerie feeling

► intimidating

making you feel frightened, nervous, or lacking in confidence: · Big schools can be an intimidating place for young children.· Giving evidence in court is often a rather intimidating experience.· the intimidating presence of a large number of soldiers

► menacing

frightening because you think someone is going to hurt you, even though they have not said or done anything violent – used especially about someone’s expression or voice: · The woman had a very menacing look.· ‘I’d like to have a word with you outside,’ he said in a menacing tone.

Longman Language Activatorbehaving in a threatening way► threatening

threatening words or behaviour are intended to make someone feel afraid, so that they do what you want: · "You listen to me!" he said in a threatening voice.· He was arrested for threatening behaviour and using abusive language.threatening letter/phone call: · Before the attack I'd received several threatening phone calls.

► menacing

making you feel frightened, especially in a quiet way and even though nothing violent is actually said or done: · One of the guards gave a low, menacing laugh.· There was something strange and rather menacing about the way she spoke.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more

· The fraud is always more menacing than the real thing.· The crammed loose boxes to his right seemed more menacing, as though the ugliest objects had been banished to this unvisited dungeon.· That particular night seemed strangely different, and inexplicably the dark shadows seemed even more menacing than usual.

单词	menacingly
释义	menacingmen‧ac‧ing /ˈmenəsɪŋ/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a deep, menacing voice One of the guards gave a low, menacing laugh. the dark, menacing sky There was something strange and rather menacing about the way she spoke. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After the break Smith proved the menacing player for Stockton but he was well dealt with by a hard working Stockton defence. It was as if menacing music had been played in a film, accompanying a scene of innocent happiness. Karpov is gradually building up the kind of position he likes with two bishops and a potentially menacing mass of central pawns. The fraud is always more menacing than the real thing. The house grew still but it was a menacing stillness, like that of a cat about to spring. This is the really menacing thing because in their obsession with proving themselves, they are pulling us all towards destruction. Very polite but - well - sort of quietly menacing. Within a few years he could have looked almost as menacing as he did six months ago. Thesaurus THESAURUS► frightening making you feel frightened: · Being held at gunpoint had been the most frightening moment of his life.· The experience was very frightening. ► scary especially spoken frightening. Scary is less formal than frightening and is very common in everyday English: · The movie was really scary.· There were some scary moments. ► chilling frightening, especially because violence, cruelty, or danger is involved: · a chilling tale of revenge, murder and madness· The court heard chilling details about the attack. ► spooky frightening and strange, especially because something involves ghosts or powers that people do not understand: · The forest is really spooky in the dark.· a spooky coincidence· spooky stories ► creepy informal frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, especially when you are not sure exactly why – used especially about places, people, and feelings: · This place is really creepy. Let’s get out of here.· a creepy guy· Do you know that creepy feeling when you're sure someone’s there but you can’t see or hear anything? ► eerie especially literary strange and frightening: · There was an eerie silence immediately after the bomb went off.· an eerie light· an eerie feeling ► intimidating making you feel frightened, nervous, or lacking in confidence: · Big schools can be an intimidating place for young children.· Giving evidence in court is often a rather intimidating experience.· the intimidating presence of a large number of soldiers ► menacing frightening because you think someone is going to hurt you, even though they have not said or done anything violent – used especially about someone’s expression or voice: · The woman had a very menacing look.· ‘I’d like to have a word with you outside,’ he said in a menacing tone. Longman Language Activatorbehaving in a threatening way► threatening threatening words or behaviour are intended to make someone feel afraid, so that they do what you want: · "You listen to me!" he said in a threatening voice.· He was arrested for threatening behaviour and using abusive language.threatening letter/phone call: · Before the attack I'd received several threatening phone calls. ► menacing making you feel frightened, especially in a quiet way and even though nothing violent is actually said or done: · One of the guards gave a low, menacing laugh.· There was something strange and rather menacing about the way she spoke. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · The fraud is always more menacing than the real thing.· The crammed loose boxes to his right seemed more menacing, as though the ugliest objects had been banished to this unvisited dungeon.· That particular night seemed strangely different, and inexplicably the dark shadows seemed even more menacing than usual. making you expect something unpleasant SYN threatening: dark menacing clouds a low menacing laugh His tone grew more menacing.► see thesaurus at frightening—menacingly adverb: He moved towards her menacingly.
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