[N-COUNT 可数名词]风险项目(或活动);冒险事业 A venture is a project or activity which is new, exciting, and difficult because it involves the risk of failure.
[usu supp N]
...his latest writing venture.
他最新的写作尝试
...a Russian-American joint venture.
一家俄美合资企业
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[VERB 动词]冒险去(某处) If you venture somewhere, you go somewhere that might be dangerous.
[V adv/prep]
[LITERARY 文]
People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks...
由于害怕狙击手,人们不敢冒险外出。
Few Europeans who had ventured beyond the Himalayas had returned to tell the tale.
少数几个冒险翻越了喜马拉雅山的欧洲人回来后讲述了这个故事。
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[VERB 动词]斗胆提出(问题);冒险发表(陈述) If you venture a question or statement, you say it in an uncertain way because you are afraid it might be stupid or wrong.
[V with quote]
[V that]
[V n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
'So you're Leo's girlfriend?' he ventured...
“那么你就是列奥的女朋友了?”他大胆问道。
He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air...
他大胆提出植物从空气中吸收部分养分的观点。
Stephen ventured a few more sentences in halting Welsh.
在阻止韦尔什时,斯蒂芬壮着胆子多说了几句。
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[VERB 动词]勇于做;冒险做 If you venture to do something that requires courage or is risky, you do it.
[V to-inf]
'Don't ask,' he said, whenever Ginny ventured to raise the subject.
每当金尼鼓起勇气提起这个话题时,他就说“不要问”。
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[VERB 动词]冒险尝试 If you venture into an activity, you do something that involves the risk of failure because it is new and different.
[V into n]
He enjoyed little success when he ventured into business.
他冒险涉足商界后几乎没有取得什么成功。
Oxford
ven·ture★/ˈventʃə(r); NAmEˈventʃər/
noun
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verb
ventureventuresventuredventuringnouna business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks (尤指有风险的)企业,商业,投机活动,经营项目SYN
undertaking
◆A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars.一个彻底失败的经营项目使他损失严重。☞see also
joint venture
verb★1★[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to go somewhere even though you know that it might be dangerous or unpleasant 敢于去(危险或令人不快的地方)◆They ventured nervously into the water.他们紧张地硬着头皮下水。◆He's never ventured abroad in his life.他一生中从来不敢出国。2[transitive ]( formal) to say or do sth in a careful way, especially because it might upset or offend sb 小心地说,谨慎地做(尤指会使人烦恼或不快的事)venturesth ◆She hardly dared to venture an opinion.她几乎不敢亮明观点。ventureto do sth ◆I ventured to suggest that she might have made a mistake.我小心地提醒说她可能出了差错。+ speech◆‘And if I say no?’ she ventured.“那么我要是说不呢?”她试探说。venturethat… ◆He ventured that the data might be flawed.他大胆地推测说数据可能有误差。3[transitive ]venturesth (on sth) to risk losing sth valuable or important if you are not successful at sth 冒着(失去贵重或重要的东西)的危险SYN
gamble
◆It was wrong to venture his financial security on such a risky deal.他以自己稳定的财政作赌注去做风险这么大的交易是错误的。IDIOMnothing ˈventured, nothing ˈgained( saying) used to say that you have to take risks if you want to achieve things and be successful 不敢冒险就一事无成;不入虎穴,焉得虎子PHRASAL VERBˈventure into/on sthto do sth, even though it involves risks 冒险做◆This is the first time the company has ventured into movie production.这是这家公司首次涉足电影制作。ven·ture/ˈventʃə(r); NAmEˈventʃər/
a new business activity that involves taking risksbusiness/commercial venturejoint venture (=when two companies do something together)
venture1 noun
venture2 verb
ventureventure2 ●○○ verb
Verb Table
Examples
Collocations
Phrases
1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere that could be dangerous: When darkness fell, he would venture out. She paused before venturing up the steps to the door. children who lack the confidence to venture into libraries2[transitive] to say or do something in an uncertain way because you are afraid it is wrong or will seem stupid: ‘You’re on holiday here?’ he ventured.venture to do something I ventured to ask him what he was writing.venture an opinion/question/word etc If we had more information, it would be easier to venture a firm opinion. Roy ventured a tentative smile.venture that I ventured that the experiment was not conclusive.3nothing ventured, nothing gained used to say that you cannot achieve anything unless you take risksventure into phrasal verbto become involved in a new business activity: Banks are venturing into insurance.venture on/upon phrasal verbto do or try something that involves risks: I thought I might venture on a new recipe.
WDF
venture
[ˈventʃə(r)]ventured, venturing, ventures
CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTS
n3315
9960
661
598
2915
3751
2035
v5296
4823
377
1237
1437
1088
684
NOUN3698
295588
VERB5989
138055
Spoken:
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ventured[717] ventures[677] venturing[271]
企业(38%),风险(34%),冒险(22%),投机(4%),敢于(1%),冒昧地说(1%)
n.企业;风险;冒险
vt.敢于
vi.冒险;投机
n.(Venture)人名;(法)旺蒂尔
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