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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dan·ger·ous DATE 15th century 1. exposing to or involving danger a dangerous job 2. able or likely to inflict injury or harm a dangerous man • dan·ger·ous·ly adverb • dan·ger·ous·ness noun Synonyms. dangerous , hazardous , precarious , perilous , risky mean bringing or involving the chance of loss or injury. dangerous applies to something that may cause harm or loss unless dealt with carefully soldiers on a dangerous mission hazardous implies great and continuous risk of harm or failure claims that smoking is hazardous to your health precarious suggests both insecurity and uncertainty earned a precarious living by gambling perilous strongly implies the immediacy of danger perilous mountain roads risky often applies to a known and accepted danger shied away from risky investments English Etymology dangerous early 13c., "difficult, arrogant, severe" (the opposite of affable), from Anglo-Fr. dangerous, O.Fr . dangeros (Mod.Fr. dangereux), from danger (see danger). In Chaucer, it means "hard to please, reluctant to give;" sense of "full of danger, risky" is from late 15c.Other words used in this sense included dangersome (1560s), dangerful (1540s). Related: Dangerously (c.1540).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ dangerous dan·ger·ous / 5deindVErEs / adjective ~ (for sb) (to do sth) likely to injure or harm sb, or to damage or destroy sth 有危险的；引起危险的；不安全的: a dangerous road / illness / sport 危险的道路/疾病/运动 The traffic here is very dangerous for children. 这里的交通对孩子很危险。 dangerous levels of carbon monoxide 达到危险程度的一氧化碳含量 The prisoners who escaped are violent and dangerous. 这些逃犯残暴而危险。 (BrE) a conviction for dangerous driving 判危险驾驶罪 The situation is highly dangerous. 形势十分危急。 It would be dangerous for you to stay here. 你待在这儿不安全。 • dan·ger·ous·ly adv.: She was standing dangerously close to the fire. 她站得离火太近,有危险。 His father is dangerously ill (= so ill that he might die). 他父亲病情很危险。 Mel enjoys living dangerously (= doing things that involve risk or danger). 梅尔喜欢冒险活动。 IDIOMS ▪ dangerous 'ground a situation or subject that is likely to make sb angry, or that involves risk 令人气愤的话题(或场合)；危险处境: We'd be on dangerous ground if we asked about race or religion. 我们要是问到种族或宗教问题,就很可能会冒犯人。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English dangerous adj. VERBS be, look, prove, seem, sound | become, get The situation could get quite dangerous. | remain | make sth The ice is making the roads very dangerous tonight. | consider sth, regard sth as ADV. bloody (taboo), exceedingly, extremely, highly, incredibly, really, terribly, very a highly dangerous situation | increasingly | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly | possibly, potentially | downright, positively It's a risky idea, if not downright dangerous! | inherently | notoriously This route through the mountains is notoriously dangerous. | politically Raising income tax is considered politically dangerous. PREP. for This treatment is extremely dangerous for the mother. | to not dangerous to humans Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 attended by or involving the possibility of injury, pain, or loss FF1C;a dangerous crossingFF1E; Synonyms: chancy, ||dangersome, hairy, hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, treacherous, unhealthy, unsound, wicked; compare GRAVE 3 Related Words: insecure, precarious, uncertain, unsafe; chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random; critical, menacing, serious, threatening Idioms: beset (or fraught) with danger, on a collision course Contrasted Words: certain, reliable; harmless, innocent Antonyms: safe, secure 2 Synonyms: GRAVE 3, fell, grievous, major, serious, uglyWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: dangerous semicircle dan·ger·ous \ˈdānj(ə)rəs\ adjective Etymology: Middle English daungerous haughty, trouble-making, hard to please, from Old French dangereus trouble-making, hard to please, from dangier + -eus -ous 1. : exposing to danger : involving risk : demanding caution or care as extremely unsafe : hazardous , perilous < a little learning is a dangerous thing — Alexander Pope > < a dangerous climb > < dangerous occupations > < a dangerous crossing > 2. : able or likely to inflict injury : causing or threatening harm < a dangerous lunatic > < an animal dangerous when wounded > 3. now dialect : gravely ill : in critical condition < he's in bed but he's not dangerous > Synonyms: hazardous , precarious , perilous , risky : dangerous applies to persons or things to be avoided or treated carefully as generally unsafe and likely to cause or be attended by danger < a wide circuit must be made, to avoid a fierce and dangerous tribe called Snake Indians — Francis Parkman > < the most dangerous waters in the world, the fog-shrouded, berg-haunted Grand Banks, with their swift currents and steep, short seas — American Guide Series: Massachusetts > hazardous may imply greater operation of chance than dangerous; it is used in reference to situations involving great or continuous risk < life consists largely of hazardous leaps in the dark — M.R.Cohen > < the hazardous game of secret service in enemy country — Alexander Forbes > Established with the meaning of insecure or uncertain, precarious often adds the implication of attendant dangers < the unorganised mass of London dock laborers who struggled with each other for precarious jobs at the dockyard gates — G.M.Trevelyan > < the British army, its communications thus rendered precarious, was forced to retreat — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager > perilous suggests imminent danger < thousands of ships and planes guarding the long, perilous sea lanes — F.D.Roosevelt > < burglars who have done a good … business are, as a rule, only too glad to enjoy the proceeds in peace and quiet without embarking on another perilous undertaking — A. Conan Doyle > risky often joins to this suggestion the notion that the danger or risk has been realized in advance and willingly accepted < the control of our universities by propertied interests makes a free and radical inquiry into social affairs a risky business for any professor — M.R.Cohen > < so risky was travel that the Indiana legislature specifically permitted travelers to carry concealed weapons of any kind — Carl Sandburg > |
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