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单词 menacing
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menacing


men·ace

M0213300 (mĕn′ĭs)n.1. a. A possible danger; a threat: a careless driver who was a menace to public safety.b. The quality of being threatening: a hint of menace in his voice.2. A troublesome or annoying person: considered her little brother to be a menace.tr.v. men·aced, men·ac·ing, men·ac·es To constitute a threat to; endanger: Rome was menaced by invading armies.
[Middle English manace, from Old French, from Late Latin minācia, sing. of Latin mināciae, threats, menaces, from mināx, mināc-, threatening, from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
men′ac·er n.men′ac·ing·ly adv.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.menacing - threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsmenacing - threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, baleful, forbiddingalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

menacing

adjective threatening, dangerous, alarming, frightening, forbidding, looming, intimidating, ominous, baleful, intimidatory, minatory, bodeful, louring or lowering, minacious His dark eyebrows gave his face a menacing look.
promising, encouraging, favourable, auspicious
Translations
威胁的

menace

(ˈmenəs) noun1. something likely to cause injury, damage etc. Traffic is a menace on narrow roads. 危險物 危险物2. a threat or show of hostility. His voice was full of menace. 威脅 威胁 verb to threaten. menaced by danger. 威脅 恐吓ˈmenacing adjective threatening to harm. a menacing weapon. 威脅的 威胁的ˈmenacingly adverb 威脅地 威胁地
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menacing


Related to menacing: thesaurus
  • adj

Synonyms for menacing

adj threatening

Synonyms

  • threatening
  • dangerous
  • alarming
  • frightening
  • forbidding
  • looming
  • intimidating
  • ominous
  • baleful
  • intimidatory
  • minatory
  • bodeful
  • louring or lowering
  • minacious

Antonyms

  • promising
  • encouraging
  • favourable
  • auspicious

Synonyms for menacing

adj threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Synonyms

  • minacious
  • minatory
  • ominous
  • sinister
  • threatening
  • baleful
  • forbidding

Related Words

  • alarming
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