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单词 menacer
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
men•ace /ˈmɛnɪs/USA pronunciation   n., v., -aced, -ac•ing. 
n. 
  1. someone or something that threatens to cause evil, etc.;
    a threat:[countable]He is a menace to society and should be locked away.
  2. the quality of such danger or behavior:[uncountable]said with quiet menace, "No one is leaving.''

v. [+ object]
  1. to threaten;
    put in danger:A gang menaced the students.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
men•ace  (menis),USA pronunciation n., v., -aced, -ac•ing. 
n. 
  1. something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.;
    a threat:Air pollution is a menace to health.
  2. a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful:When he gets behind the wheel of a car, he's a real menace.
  3. an extremely annoying person.

v.t. 
  1. to utter or direct a threat against;
    threaten.
  2. to serve as a probable threat to;
    imperil.

v.i. 
  1. to express or serve as a threat.
  • Latin minācia, equivalent. to mināc- (stem of mināx) jutting out, threatening + -ia -ia
  • Middle French
  • Middle English 1250–1300
menac•er, n. 
menac•ing•ly, adv. 

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