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单词 dangerous
释义
dangerous
(dndʒərəs )
adjective A2
If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
It's a dangerous stretch of road.
...dangerous drugs.
It's dangerous to jump to early conclusions.
Synonyms: perilous, threatening, risky, hazardous  
dangerously adverb [oft ADVERB after verb] B1
He is dangerously ill.
He rushed downstairs dangerously fast.
The coach rocked dangerously.
Synonyms: seriously, badly, severely, gravely  
Synonyms: perilously, alarmingly, carelessly, precariously  
Quotations:
mad, bad, and dangerous to knowCaroline Lamb (of Byron)
Collocations:
dangerous distraction
It has become a dangerous distraction.
Times, Sunday Times
The board said that the precautions, while reducing the risk of engine power loss, could be a dangerous distraction for pilots and carried their own risks.
Times, Sunday Times
The witch-hunts are becoming a dangerous distraction.
Times, Sunday Times
Motorists will be urged to put their mobile phone in a car compartment that blocks signals under plans to prevent dangerous distractions at the wheel.
Times, Sunday Times
Some foods and drinks can lead to dangerous distractions.
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dangerous enemy
He makes a dangerous enemy at that moment.
Times, Sunday Times
Every turn provides something different, be it a new piece of equipment or a horrendously dangerous enemy.
The Sun
He would also create a dangerous enemy.
Times, Sunday Times
He would also have been aware that while the restless earl was a useful friend he was also a dangerous enemy.
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Your canalised nervous system make you incapable of regarding anyone else as anything but a dangerous enemy.
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dangerous manoeuvre
He carried out the dangerous manoeuvre in the dark and defied 6ft waves to miraculously avoid disaster.
The Sun
He was imprisoned for 15 months for his driving, which was described by the judge as a 'blatantly dangerous manoeuvre'.
Times, Sunday Times
The most common dangerous manoeuvre was passing too close, recorded 130 times a year, and a vehicle pulling out in front of a bike, 70 times.
Times, Sunday Times
Dangerous manoeuvres, such as accelerating too hard while going round a corner or pulling out too quickly when overtaking, are signalled in red on a password-protected personal web page.
Times, Sunday Times
Some cyclists felt under pressure to remain within the lane until the last moment when turning right, leading to sudden, potentially dangerous manoeuvres.
Times, Sunday Times
dangerous mission
But he soon realises there's more to this dangerous mission than meets the eye.
The Sun
Try to imagine how he must feel going on this dangerous mission and reassure him that you will be here for him.
The Sun
Well, he risks everything by setting off on a dangerous mission into unknown territory.
The Sun
The family knew of his dangerous mission, she added, but always expected that he would return.
Times, Sunday Times
She did not explain why she had taken them on such a dangerous mission.
Times, Sunday Times
dangerous place
The world is a more dangerous place after his eight years in office.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The world feels an uncertain and dangerous place at the moment.
The Sun (2017)
That's how he got started in photojournalism and, since then, it sounds like he's been in every ugly and dangerous place on earth.
Carroll, Jonathan FROM THE TEETH OF ANGELS (1994)
Laws can be changed and that particular one is under review; but a world fuelled by plutonium seems likely to be a significantly more dangerous place.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)
It is the most dangerous place you can be in Syria, with the security forces prowling the corridors looking for protesters who managed to escape.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
dangerous precedent
He was told he would be setting a dangerous precedent for his colleagues.
Times, Sunday Times
They say the 'unethical' plan sets a dangerous precedent that could undermine patients' trust in doctors.
Times, Sunday Times
It argued that the demand would set a dangerous precedent and make it impossible for advisers to give frank advice, and break data protection laws.
Times, Sunday Times
This ruling sets a dangerous precedent for future governments.
The Sun
The other banks may be right about the legal position and the need to avoid a dangerous precedent.
Times, Sunday Times
dangerous predator
Viewed from today, the ritual of raising and sacrificing a dangerous predator seems both exotic and powerfully seductive.
Smithsonian Mag
How audiences admired his fearlessness in the face of dangerous predators.
Times, Sunday Times
Dangerous predators are not a factor, and there are no crocodiles or hippos.
ST
And when it comes to the truly dangerous predators in the concrete jungle, it just keeps getting weirder.
Globe and Mail
She established an extraordinary rapport with these animals, demonstrating that their behaviour in captivity could be contrary to their popular image as dangerous predators.
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dangerous proposition
He's an altogether more dark and dangerous proposition, loading his flower-powered glam-rock with crunching riffs, tinny synths and scuzzy basslines.
The Sun
He needed to somehow see it up close, while it was burning—a dangerous proposition.
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And they looked a more dangerous proposition for it — although that was not difficult.
The Sun
He makes them a more dangerous proposition within sniffing distance of opposition try-lines.
Times, Sunday Times
A 65 per cent success rate would be the bedrock on which he could become a very dangerous proposition.
Times, Sunday Times
dangerous situation
If we're talking here about that film lowering some big shot 's britches and exposing him, it's a mighty dangerous situation.
Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)
If he makes a lunge you are then in a very dangerous situation.
Standen, Chris Superdog! Action plans that work for a happy and well-behaved pet (1990)
It is an absolutely unpredictable and very dangerous situation in the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
dangerous stunt
The dangerous stunt will take place in front of a live studio audience and an estimated 12million viewers watching at home.
The Sun
Witnesses said he was attempting the dangerous stunt when the engine cut out at the top of a climb.
The Sun
These dreams affect his performance as he backs down from the most dangerous stunt, jumping from one wire to another.
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My most dangerous stunts are limited to certain shows.
The Sun
One biker, however, has 'caught himself' speeding and doing dangerous stunts because he was wearing a helmet camera.
Times, Sunday Times
dangerous substance
Ideally no one would seek solace in any variant of a dangerous substance.
Times, Sunday Times
One suspect was charged with the distribution of a false representation of a controlled dangerous substance.
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Although rarely used today, the offences remain available should the specific circumstances arise, e.g. sending a package containing a dangerous substance to an embassy.
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The camera allows for even more sensitive detection, reading subtle color changes occurring when dangerous substances are as low as 50 parts per million.
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We do need to cut the use of dangerous substances.
Times, Sunday Times
dangerous terrain
Why do people want to ski dangerous terrain when they could content themselves cruising down the piste?
Times, Sunday Times
They face incredibly steep and dangerous terrain.
The Sun
This magazine belongs to a publishing stable noted for its courage, but its editors must have been given at least an amber light to venture into such dangerous terrain.
The Times Literary Supplement
A number of stairways and bridges are installed along the trail to make it passable in steep, difficult, or dangerous terrain.
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In dark and rainy conditions the plane overflew dangerous terrain and crashed into mountains.
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dangerous territory
That will be good news for consumers and the government, but highly dangerous territory if it's sustained.
Times, Sunday Times
Last week, however, the rumours took us into dangerous territory.
Times, Sunday Times
He knew he was in dangerous territory, but he thought he could save himself still.
Christianity Today
The off-kilter short story can be dangerous territory: a studiedly eccentric conceit that starts pleasingly enough but quickly turns into a bathetic stunt.
The Times Literary Supplement
They were worried that by involving himself in issues about architecture and buildings in inner cities, the prince was getting himself into dangerous territory.
Times, Sunday Times
dangerous threat
Low rates were considered the third most dangerous threat to financial stability and property prices the fifth.
Times, Sunday Times
They were part of a far more dangerous threat: a battle for basic resources that pits human needs, such as food, against the lofty ideals of conservation.
Times, Sunday Times
They put polythene and bottles everywhere which has become a dangerous threat to the natural environment.
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If he survives the case, he will be a dangerous threat to all his rivals.
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His ability to make the big catch also made him a dangerous threat anywhere on the field.
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dangerous trend
Why are we as citizens not questioning this dangerous trend?
ST
It's part of a dangerous trend.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a very dangerous trend.
Times, Sunday Times
You have the opportunity to stop this dangerous trend!
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Criticism of its record has encouraged two dangerous trends.
Times, Sunday Times
downright dangerous
But he also knows his methods are controversial and that some of his colleagues regard them as irresponsible if not downright dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You can guarantee that the products they have recommended are unsuitable, if not downright dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
THE torrential downpours this winter have made driving incredibly difficult, if not downright dangerous.
The Sun (2014)
highly dangerous
During those early days the work was highly dangerous and only limited help was available from international technical advisers.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In the last 40 years or so there has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of the highly dangerous skin tumour malignant melanoma.
Youngson, Dr. Robert The Antioxidant Health Plan (1994)
Always involved in neat exchanges and highly dangerous.
The Sun (2013)
The structure was deemed highly dangerous because it was built on unstable soil foundations.
The Sun (2014)
The procedure is highly dangerous and leaves many of its victims with health problems throughout their lives.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
increasingly dangerous
However, as they prepare to launch a strike, the mission becomes increasingly dangerous.
The Sun
These are resources that could and should be used to help our troops and to keep us all safer in an increasingly dangerous world.
The Sun
In an increasingly dangerous world, that should be beyond dispute.
The Sun
We are living in a fastchanging and increasingly dangerous world.
The Sun
It said that both countries would be less able to keep their citizens safe 'in an increasingly dangerous world'.
Times, Sunday Times
incredibly dangerous
I was amazed how hard everyone worked doing an incredibly dangerous job.
The Sun
Ectopic pregnancies are not only painful, they are also incredibly dangerous.
The Sun
Vengeful feelings are incredibly dangerous and need to be understood and managed.
The Sun
Even without enemy fighters and flak, just getting to and from the target was incredibly dangerous.
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The missions that he went on were often incredibly dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times
inherently dangerous
No matter what we did, he had at most a few months to live, and the procedure was inherently dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times
For this reason they are inherently dangerous, and will be as long as human beings are behind the wheel.
Times,Sunday Times
It was inherently dangerous, but immensely profitable while the good times lasted and credit flowed.
Times, Sunday Times
But there are no records of the thousands who drive old unroadworthy vehicles, untaxed and uninsured and, being untested, inherently dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times
Much in life was inherently dangerous, even crossing the road, unless precautions were taken.
Times, Sunday Times
politically dangerous
Trying to take them back would be impossible and politically dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times
This acceptance of savage criticism may be politically dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times
The task of criticism was to make 'reading more predictable, which often means more reasonable and less politically dangerous'.
The Times Literary Supplement
Rescuing them at all costs may prove politically dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times
To continue to pretend that we do not, as recession looms, may prove politically dangerous.
Times, Sunday Times
potentially dangerous
Isn't there something limiting, even potentially dangerous, in any system that functions because of its inherent dependency on deferred success?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Three people were jailed in the summer over a scam involving drugging sick and potentially dangerous horses and selling them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
ONE of the most effective treatments for acne has been linked with potentially dangerous changes in the blood and damage to the liver.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This can cause potentially dangerous chemicals to be released.
The Sun (2008)
Everywhere she looked there were large, healthy, potentially dangerous animals sprawled on the floor of the Donovan condominium.
Elizabeth Lowell JADE ISLAND (2001)
too dangerous
Up to 50 are too dangerous ever to be released.
Times, Sunday Times
The conditions were too dangerous for more than one of them to try it at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times
They'd argue it'd be too dangerous, too complicated and suitable only for presidents and members of the armed forces.
Times, Sunday Times
Paramedics and cops feared it was too dangerous to go into the water which was later revealed to be 18 inches deep.
The Sun
In disasters, drones can be employed in areas too dangerous for rescue teams.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 危险的
Japanese: 危険な
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