endangering
present participle ofendanger
| 单词 | endangering |
| 释义 | endangering present participle ofendanger endanger verb[T] uk/ɪnˈdeɪn.dʒər/us/ɪnˈdeɪn.dʒɚ/to put someone or something atriskor indangerof beingharmed,damaged, ordestroyed: He would never do anything to endanger thelivesof hischildren. We must becarefulnot to do anything that might endanger theeconomicrecovery. Synonym imperilformal Taking risks
Examplesofendangeringendangering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If the accessibility of blood transfusions decreases, the voluntary blood donor might turn away,endangeringblood safety much more. From theCambridge English Corpus Without enjoying diplomatic immunity and oftenendangeringthemselves and their families, they undertook a huge effort in the area of human-rights preservation. From theCambridge English Corpus It does so at the cost of transferring demographic risks to pensioners, but withoutendangeringthe basic subsistence function of the pensions. From theCambridge English Corpus Both are important goods, andendangeringthem would compromise our policy recommendations. From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, however, it results in a great increase in inbreeding level of the purged population,endangeringthe long-term potential of adaptation. From theCambridge English Corpus In this context, production systems should be designed to permit crossbreeding withoutendangeringthe parent indigenous straightbreds. From theCambridge English Corpus Can this drawback be remedied withoutendangeringthe national existence? From theCambridge English Corpus He would replace theendangeringword by the first word that would occur to him. From theCambridge English Corpus He would make, instead, silly modifications in the text: substitute less dangerous words or clauses for anyendangeringpart of speech. From theCambridge English Corpus Local suppliers and distributors feared the loss of markets to large utilities and theendangeringof environmentally friendly combined heat and power schemes. From theCambridge English Corpus In a linked system, the stress may appear at any partendangeringthe whole. From theCambridge English Corpus To increase the purging effect withoutendangeringthe survival, efforts should be made to intensify selection and reduce drift if possible. From theCambridge English Corpus Such children's basic needs are not adequately met, thusendangeringtheir well-being and development. From theCambridge English Corpus On the contrary, the government was capable of maintaining its interests withoutendangeringthe legitimacy of the system. From theCambridge English Corpus Physicians employed at the attending or staff physician level cannot strike by collectively withholding care without potentiallyendangeringpatients. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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