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Someone or something dangerous that could cause harm — 'a menace to society' is a person who causes real trouble or danger. It's also used more lightly and , especially about a naughty child or pet who causes a lot of mischief but isn't really dangerous — 'that dog is a little menace, he chewed my shoes again.' As a verb, 'to menace' someone means to threaten them in a way that feels dangerous.
危險人物、威脅（較嚴肅的用法）；調皮搗蛋鬼（較輕鬆、玩笑的用法）
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
menacenoun詞源 1/ˈmɛnɪs/
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A perceived threat or danger.
- the dark menace of the distant war.
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The act of threatening.
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informalAn annoying and bothersome person or thing.
menaceverb詞源 2/ˈmɛnɪs/
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To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
- to menace a country with war
- My master […] did menace me with death.
- 2
To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).
- Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.
- By oath he menaced / Revenge upon the cardinal.
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To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。