| 英语单词 | imperil |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ɪm'perəl] 美 [ɪm'perəl] |
| 中文释义 | v.使陷于危险中;危及 |
| 英语例句 | (1) I will not imperil my soul. I will uphold the justice of the Church. (2) The security of the country had been imperilled. (3) A victory for Allende would imperil our interests in the Western Hemisphere. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 我不愿使我的灵魂受到玷污,我要维护教会法律的公正。 (2) 国家安全处於危险之中。 (3) 阿连德一旦获胜,就将危及我们在西半球的利益。 |
| vocabulary简明 | One thing can imperil another when it threatens to be harmful. For example, an approaching storm with hurricane-force winds might imperil the geraniums you just planted in your front yard. |
| vocabulary扩展 | A city's budget cuts might imperil a school's ability to hire new teachers and buy supplies. The lack of money, in other words, is a threat to schools. Likewise, a factory's refusal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions will imperil the air quality nearby — and ultimately, imperil the health of the whole planet. The word imperil comes from in and peril, meaning "danger." |
| 柯林斯解释 | in AM, use 美国英语用 imperiling, imperiled 1 [VERB 动词]使陷于危险;危及 Something that imperils you puts you in danger. [V n] [FORMAL 正式]
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