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单词 jeopardize
释义
jeopardizejeop‧ar‧dize (also jeopardise British English) /ˈdʒepədaɪz $ -ər-/ verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
jeopardize
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyjeopardize
he, she, itjeopardizes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyjeopardized
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave jeopardized
he, she, ithas jeopardized
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad jeopardized
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill jeopardize
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have jeopardized
Continuous Form
PresentIam jeopardizing
he, she, itis jeopardizing
you, we, theyare jeopardizing
PastI, he, she, itwas jeopardizing
you, we, theywere jeopardizing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been jeopardizing
he, she, ithas been jeopardizing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been jeopardizing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be jeopardizing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been jeopardizing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A scandal like this might jeopardize his political career.
  • The country's economic future is seriously jeopardized by the mass emigration of young people.
  • Three women refused to testify, fearing it would jeopardize their careers.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But usually its enforcement does not jeopardize the business community.
  • It took so long to get herself back because both her professional and personal independence were jeopardized by motherhood.
  • Many feared that the continuing insecurity would jeopardize the chances of elections being held successfully.
  • The stability of such a transcript may be jeopardized, hence its faster subsequent degradation.
  • This, they added, could jeopardize other large benefit programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
  • You don't have to jeopardize your standing in the staffroom.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto cause risks
to do something that makes it more likely that someone or something will be harmed: · The pilot has been accused of putting his passengers' lives at risk.· Development in the wetlands will put the environment and wildlife habitats at risk.put sb/sth at risk of: · Some people carry a gene that puts them at greater risk of certain cancers.
to make it likely that something bad will happen to someone or something: · A severe drought is threatening the rice crop.· According to some scientists, global warming threatens the survival of the whole human race.
to put someone or something in a dangerous or harmful situation: · The U.S. was unwilling to do anything that might endanger the alliance with Japan.· The pilot refused to endanger the lives of his passengers by making an unscheduled landing.· If unemployment continues to rise, social stability may be endangered.
also put/place something in jeopardy to do something that increases the risk that something good will be harmed or lost: · A scandal like this might jeopardize his political career.· The breaking of the ceasefire has put the whole peace process in jeopardy.seriously jeopardize: · The country's economic future is seriously jeopardized by the mass emigration of young people.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=make something less likely to happen)· This could jeopardize any chance of a ceasefire.
(=make it likely that something will stop existing)· The strike could jeopardize the existence of his company.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· However, it also had to act in a way that would not jeopardize its chance of winning the next election.· Many feared that the continuing insecurity would jeopardize the chances of elections being held successfully.
to risk losing or spoiling something important:  large-scale military offensives which could jeopardize the UN peace process
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