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单词 imperil
释义
imperil
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ɪmˈper.əl/us
/ɪmˈper.əl/
-ll-orUSusually-l-
to put something or someone atriskor indangerof beingharmedordestroyed:
危及，使陷入危险
Apoliceraidwould imperil thelivesof thehostages.警方的突袭会危及人质的生命。
Synonyms
endanger
jeopardize
menaceformal
threaten
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking risks
  • adventurer
  • all in
  • be skating on thin iceidiom
  • bet the farm/ranchidiom
  • broke
  • dare
  • expose
  • hazard
  • high wire
  • high-stakes
  • jeopardize
  • lay
  • laysomethingon the lineidiom
  • neck
  • risk
  • run the risk of doingsomethingidiom
  • sail close to the windidiom
  • skate
  • stick out
  • stickyourneck outidiom
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(Definition ofimperilfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

imperil| American Dictionary

imperil
verb[T]
fml
us
/ɪmˈper·əl/
to put something or someone indanger:
Withdrawing themedicalteamwould imperil theefforttocontrolthespreadofmalaria.
(Definition ofimperilfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimperil

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Their sense of self-and often their very lives-have been imperiled; they describe themselves as survivors of a "shipwreck" (p. 73).
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By failing to recognize his knowledge limitations, the utopian engineer imperils his position.
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There seemed no safe place to lodge her and her arrest couldimperilthe rest.
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A sense of something imperiled was the hallmark of conservative culture.
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To stray from this code is toimperilsalvation, and to risk exclusion from the community of the saved.
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This situation absolutely imperils our already tenuous claim to professional status' (p. 379).
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To the extent that we emphasize the embeddedness of behavior in multifaceted context, weimperilour ability to produce parsimonious models.
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These practices will, among other things,imperilmacroeconomic stability.
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Thus, the street cleaners' slogan constitutes an appeal: not reducing the number of ditched cans imperils the event's future.
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Both options are costly; however, displays of weakness also enhance a perception of vulnerability and thereforeimperilthe legitimacy enjoyed by the state.
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As the boat sets out, the current and wind rise and a ferocious storm imperils the boat.
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Believing that a confrontational, mobilizational and polarizing approach wouldimperilprospects for a democratic transition, they pursued a cautious path.
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This indeterminacy, in turn, complicates, impedes, and often imperils his theological discourse.
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As a category, it imperils or degrades the artist's own categorization by typing that artist as someone whose base material needs debase their artistry and integrity.
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For most theoretical and practical purposes, we are justified in concluding that the identity of a legal system is not imperiled by the open-endedness of some of its frontiers.
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