danger
hazard
peril【导航词义:危险】
danger n. 危险
〔辨析〕指可能造成伤害、损害或死亡的任何情况。
〔例证〕
The operation was a success and the patient was out of danger.
手术成功,病人脱离了危险。
The workers believe that their lives are in danger.
工人们认为他们有生命危险。
His life is in danger.
他的生命危在旦夕。
hazard n. 危险,危害,隐患
〔辨析〕多指可能具有危险、会引起事故或问题的事物,常含有严重风险的意味。
〔例证〕
Many serious health hazards are associated with drinking.
很多严重的健康隐患都与饮酒有关。
A polluted environment is a hazard to local residents.
受污染的环境会对当地居民构成危险。
peril n. 〈文,正式〉危险
〔辨析〕尤指可能造成损害或死亡的严重危险。
〔例证〕
His new business is now in serious peril.
他的新公司目前处于严重危机中。
Those brave soldiers put their lives in peril to bomb the blockhouse of their enemy.
那些勇敢的士兵冒着生命危险去炸毁敌人的碉堡。
venture
chance
hazard
risk【导航词义:冒险】
venture v. 冒风险
〔辨析〕指冒风险试一试,或是去可能会有危险的地方,或是做有风险的事。
〔例证〕
He never ventured out at night when he was a child.
他还是小孩子的时候,从不敢在晚上外出。
Someone was knocking, and she paused before venturing downstairs to the door.
有人在敲门,她犹豫了一下,然后大着胆子下楼,走向门口。
It's very bold of you to venture to do so.
你冒险这样做很大胆。
chance v. 冒…的险
〔辨析〕指做自己觉得可能有风险的事情。
〔例证〕
The runaway slave decided to stay in the cave because he couldn't chance being found.
那个逃跑的奴隶决定留在山洞里,因为他不敢冒险被人发现。
He was not sure if another route could save him more time, but he decided to chance it.
他不知道另一条路线是不是能节省更多的时间,但是他决定冒一下险。
hazard v. 〈正式〉冒…的风险
〔辨析〕指为获得某物而冒失去钱财等的风险,也指冒险猜测、建议等。
〔例证〕
Careless drivers hazard passengers' lives as well as their own.
粗心大意的驾驶者拿乘客和自己的生命冒险。
I wouldn't like to hazard a guess.
我不想冒险猜测。
risk v. 使…冒风险;冒…的风险;冒险做
〔辨析〕指使遭受失去、毁坏、伤害等风险或承担此类风险去做某事,也指做有危险或不好结果的事。
〔例证〕
Don't you think that smokers are actually risking their own health?
难道你不认为吸烟者其实是在拿自己的健康去冒险吗?
That politician has prepared to risk everything to avoid divorce.
那名政客准备不惜一切来避免离婚。
If they cannot get that loan, they may risk losing the company.
如果不能得到那笔贷款,他们就有可能失去公司。
You could make up a reason for being late, but I wouldn't risk it.
你可以编个迟到的理由,但我不想冒这个险。