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peril n.危险；冒险vt.冒险 (1) 这些鸟能在北极寒冷的冬天里生存。(2) 那条船马上就有失事的危险。(3) 你最好不要冒险投资这么多。(4) 他冒险做这个试验。(5) 你以为我会为你拿我的名誉冒险? Peril comes from the Latin peric(u)lum, meaning danger. Today it's often used in tandem with the word mortal, which relates to death. For example, you're in mortal peril when you're flying down a cliff-side trail on your mountain bike and you hit loose gravel. Peril can also describe dangers of a less physical sort, though it's less common. If your employer sinks your 401K into what turns out to be a Ponzi scheme, he's put your retirement in peril.

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英 ['perəl] 美 ['perəl] (1) These birds are able to survive the perils of the Arctic winter.(2) The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked.(3) You had better not invest so much money at your peril.(4) He made the experiment at his peril.(5) Do you think I am going to peril my reputation for you? If you realize mid-climb that your rock climbing rope is frayed, you might be in peril. The word peril means imminent danger to life and limb. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]重大危险 Perils are great dangers.   [usu with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]...the perils of the sea...海洋的凶险In spite of great peril, I have survived...虽然处境非常危险，我还是挺过来了。We are in the gravest peril.我们身处非常严重的危机之中。2[N-PLURAL 复数名词]（某活动或行为的）危险，问题 The perils of a particular activity or course of action are the dangers or problems it may involve.   [with poss]...the perils of starring in a television commercial.拍电视广告的危险3[PHRASE 短语]（用于警告）自冒风险 If you say that someone does something at their peril, you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it.   [PHR after v]Ignore it at your peril...无视该问题要自担风险。Anyone who breaks the law does so at their peril.违法者要自担后果。

英语单词	peril
英美音标	英 ['perəl] 美 ['perəl]
中文释义	n.危险；冒险 vt.冒险
英语例句	(1) These birds are able to survive the perils of the Arctic winter. (2) The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked. (3) You had better not invest so much money at your peril. (4) He made the experiment at his peril. (5) Do you think I am going to peril my reputation for you?
中文例句	(1) 这些鸟能在北极寒冷的冬天里生存。 (2) 那条船马上就有失事的危险。 (3) 你最好不要冒险投资这么多。 (4) 他冒险做这个试验。 (5) 你以为我会为你拿我的名誉冒险?
vocabulary简明	If you realize mid-climb that your rock climbing rope is frayed, you might be in peril. The word peril means imminent danger to life and limb.
vocabulary扩展	Peril comes from the Latin peric(u)lum, meaning danger. Today it's often used in tandem with the word mortal, which relates to death. For example, you're in mortal peril when you're flying down a cliff-side trail on your mountain bike and you hit loose gravel. Peril can also describe dangers of a less physical sort, though it's less common. If your employer sinks your 401K into what turns out to be a Ponzi scheme, he's put your retirement in peril.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]重大危险 Perils are great dangers. [usu with supp] [FORMAL 正式] ...the perils of the sea... 海洋的凶险 In spite of great peril, I have survived... 虽然处境非常危险，我还是挺过来了。 We are in the gravest peril. 我们身处非常严重的危机之中。 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]（某活动或行为的）危险，问题 The perils of a particular activity or course of action are the dangers or problems it may involve. [with poss] ...the perils of starring in a television commercial. 拍电视广告的危险 3 [PHRASE 短语]（用于警告）自冒风险 If you say that someone does something at their peril, you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it. [PHR after v] Ignore it at your peril... 无视该问题要自担风险。 Anyone who breaks the law does so at their peril. 违法者要自担后果。

Peril Imminent I Word Mortal Dangers Great S