| 词汇 | minatory |
| 释义 | minatory adjective formaluk /ˈmɪn.ə.tər.i/ us /ˈmɪn.ə.tɔːr.i/ expressing a warning or a threat: 威吓的;威吓性的 This minatory approach hasn't scared children off hard drugs.这种威胁性的方法并没有把孩子们吓得远离毒品。 The rumours of plots had been rumbling for months, but there was no sign of an attack, other than a couple of minatory articles in left-wing magazines. The minatory prophecies which announce calamities may or may not be fulfilled. She noticed the neglected timber of the house, the weedy gravel and the minatory notices which guarded the bounds. Threats & warnings advance warning alarm alarm bell bell-ringing beware the ides of Marchidiom bomb scare bow brushback pitch burglar alarm cautionary don't you dareidiom early warning system hear warning bellsidiom one swallow doesn't make a summeridiom protection racket red alert red flag scare quotes screamer yellow card Examples of minatoryminatory It opens with a minatory statement from the brass, countered by lyrical melodies in the woodwind (especially clarinets) and strings. I thought that towards the end of his speech he adopted a rather minatory attitude towards me, but that was probably for rhetorical purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not understand how it can be both empty and minatory at the same time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No, he would not, because he wanted this minatory finger to be pointed to the designated authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tenant being a minatory person may pay no particular attention to that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A one-sided minatory posture of that kind, whether to management or men—and it will be seen as such—will not work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a telegram of most minatory character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an imbalance between its aims, which are a mixture of the uncontroversial, the pious and the banal, and the means, which are mandatory, minatory, bureaucratic and often contradictory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The method he adopts to carry it through by voluntary means, however, is government by minatory exhortation and that is not a good way of governing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, it was a minatory sentence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You might call it minatory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite the precise marksmanship, the minatory projectile fortunately failed to explode. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The letter begins by way of preamble with a statement of the case and cause of writing and this is followed by certain instructions without minatory clauses or other formul. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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