hazardous
adjective
uk/ˈhæz.ə.dəs/us/ˈhæz.ɚ.dəs/C2
(ofsubstances,materials,activities, orconditions)dangerous:
Hazardouswastemust beproperlydisposedof.
Heavysnowfellovernight, makingroadconditionshazardous.
hazardouschemicals/substances/cargo
a hazardousjourney/occupation危险的旅行/职业
Compare
risky
able to harm you
- dangerousIt's dangerous to walk alone in the woods at night.
- unsafeDon't play in the street - it's unsafe.
- hazardousHeavy rain is causing hazardous driving conditions.
- perilousA perilous journey through the mountains was their only escape route.
- treacherousIce had made the roads treacherous.
- Testsfoundthat thesubstancewas not hazardous.
- Emergencyeyeandbodywashstationsshould beprovidedwhere hazardouschemicalsare used.
- Many of theremainsarecontaminatedwith hazardousmaterialssuch asmercuryandarsenic.
- They weretrainedtodealwithemergenciessuch asfloods,earthquakesand hazardousspills.
Dangers and threats
- balefully
- baneful
- black spot
- brinkmanship
- hang oversomething
- hazard
- hazmat
- hazmat suit
- high-risk
- or elseidiom
- parlous
- peril
- perilous
- perilously
- precipice
- someone'sbark isworsethanhis/herbiteidiom
- tombstoning
- triple threat
- ultra-hazardous
- venturesome