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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary im·per·il (-iled or -illed ; -il·ing or -il·ling) DATE 15th century : to bring into peril : endanger Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 imperil im·peril / im5perEl / verb(-ll-, US -l-) [VN] (formal) to put sth / sb in danger 使陷于危险；危及 SYN endanger
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: ENDANGER , compromise, hazard, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardy, menace, peril, riskWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged im·peril \ə̇m+\ transitive verb (imperiled or imperilled ; imperiled or imperilled ; imperiling orimperilling ; imperils) Etymology: in- (II) + peril (n.) : to bring into peril : expose to danger of imminent harm or loss :endanger or threaten danger to < a jungle of aggressive power politics which imperils … the healing of the wounds of war — Mark Starr > < people whose investments were imperiled — G.W.Johnson > < stray mines … began to turn up off the Pacific coast, imperiling commercial shipping — Alan Hynd > Synonyms: see venture |
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