释义
[ en-deyn -jerd ] SHOW IPA
/ ɛnˈdeɪn dʒərd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective threatened with a danger: endangered lives of trapped coal miners.
Biology , Ecology . generally perceived as threatened with extinction: In 1967, the U.S. government declared the bald eagle endangered, but the national bird’s population recovery since then has been remarkable.
Biology , Ecology . (of a threatened plant or animal species) having a very high risk of extinction, second only to the status of critically endangered, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: There are more than 3,600 endangered plant species throughout the world. Abbreviation : EN
Origin of endangered First recorded in 1590–1600; endanger + -ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM endangered un·en·dan·gered, adjective Words nearby endangered endamage, endameba, endamoeba, endangeitis, endanger, endangered , endangered species, endangiitis, endaortitis, endarch, end around
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Example sentences from the Web for endangered Other elements found in electronics are considered some of the periodic table’s most endangered .
We’re Using Microbes to Clean Up Toxic Electronic Waste. Here’s How | Sebastien Farnaud| August 20, 2020| Singularity Hub
These programs include searching for invasive species like the zebra mussels and tracking rare and endangered animals.
Conservation is going to the dogs | Alison Pearce Stevens| April 2, 2020| Science News For Students
We need to talk in a different way about how Obama has endangered America.
The Rhinohawks Come Roaring Back | James Poulos| September 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Botswana has become a haven of sorts for endangered animals.
South Africa’s Great Rhino Airlift | Nina Strochlic| August 17, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In a new Republican administration, the EPA might well become an endangered species.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab | Clive Irving| July 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Which brings us to our second question: Why is the Romantic Comedy becoming such an endangered species?
The Romantic Comedy Is Dead | Andrew Romano| July 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
This led to even greater suffering on the part of those who were abused and it endangered other minors who were at risk.
Sex-Abuse Victims to Pope: Stop Begging for Forgiveness and Just Stop the Abuse | Barbie Latza Nadeau| July 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
When that happens shells fall on the wrong side of the ridge, and our own infantry are endangered .
Pushed and the Return Push | George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)
He remembered now that, when he was drowning, he had clung to Jopp with frenzied arms and had endangered the bully's life also.
Northern Lights, Complete | Gilbert Parker
He answered the letter in liberal terms, for he was determined that by no fault of his should the great cause be endangered .
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84 | John Lothrop Motley
The lives even of the King and his family might be endangered .
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66 No.406, August 1849 | Various
Accordingly, the endangered lad tried to see whether the animal could not be frightened away without really hurting him.
Through Apache Lands | R. H. Jayne
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British Dictionary definitions for endangered adjective in danger: used esp of animals in danger of extinction the giant panda is an endangered species
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