perilous

per·il·ous

P0193100 (pĕr′ə-ləs)adj. Full of or involving peril; dangerous or risky.

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per′il·ous·ly adv.per′il·ous·ness n.

perilous

(ˈpɛrɪləs) adjvery hazardous or dangerous: a perilous journey. ˈperilously adv ˈperilousness n

per•il•ous

(ˈpɛr ə ləs)

adj. involving grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous sea voyage. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French perillous < Latin perīculōsus. See peril, -ous] per′il•ous•ly, adv. per′il•ous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

perilous - fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"parlous, touch-and-go, precariousdangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

perilous

adjective dangerous, threatening, exposed, vulnerable, risky, unsure, hazardous, hairy (slang), unsafe, precarious, parlous (archaic), fraught with danger, chancy (informal) a perilous journey across the war-zone

perilous

adjectiveInvolving possible risk, loss, or injury:adventurous, chancy, dangerous, hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, risky, treacherous, unsafe, venturesome, venturous.Slang: hairy.

Translations

危险的

peril

(ˈperil) noun great danger. You are in great peril; The explorers knew they would face many perils. (嚴重的)危險 极大危险ˈperilous adjective very dangerous. a perilous journey. 危險的 危险的ˈperilousness noun 危險 危险ˈperilously adverb dangerously. He came perilously close to death. 危險地 危险地