peril
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˈper.əl/us/ˈper.əl/greatdanger, or something that is verydangerous:
巨大的危险;险情,险境I neverfeltthat mylifewasinperil.我从未意识到我的生命受到了严重的威胁。
Thejourneythrough themountainswasfraughtwith peril(=fullofdangers).穿越山岭的旅途充满了危险。
Teenagers must bewarnedabouttheperilsofunsafesex.必须告诫青少年不安全性行为存在重大危险。
dosomethingatyourperil
to do something that might be verydangerousfor you:
自冒风险做…Weunderestimatethedestructivenessofwaratourperil.我们低估了战争的破坏性,这对我们是很危险的。
Dangers and threats
- balefully
- baneful
- black spot
- brinkmanship
- hang oversomething
- hazard
- hazardous
- hazmat
- hazmat suit
- on/under pain of deathidiom
- or elseidiom
- parlous
- perilous
- perilously
- precipice
- someone'sbark isworsethanhis/herbiteidiom
- tombstoning
- triple threat
- ultra-hazardous
- venturesome
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