英语词汇“peril”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you realize mid-climb that your rock climbing rope is frayed, you might be in peril. The word peril means imminent danger to life and limb.

Peril comes from the Latin peric(u)lum, meaning danger. Today it's often used in tandem with the word mortal, which relates to death. For example, you're in mortal peril when you're flying down a cliff-side trail on your mountain bike and you hit loose gravel. Peril can also describe dangers of a less physical sort, though it's less common. If your employer sinks your 401K into what turns out to be a Ponzi scheme, he's put your retirement in peril.

WORD FAMILY

peril: periled, periling, perilled, perilling, perilous, perils+/perilous: perilously, perilousness

USAGE EXAMPLES

“The unemployment rate is distressing; the impoverishment of the population is palpable everywhere; our social protection system is in deficit and is in peril.”

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

Yet we begin a year pregnant with perils with the Fear Index at exceptionally low levels.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

This format imposes a crude narrative structure on the day’s events, with peril ultimately usurped by a happy, or at least whimsical, conclusion.

The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016)

1n a state of danger involving risk

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

riskiness

speculativeness

financial risk

danger

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

2n a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk

health hazard

hazard to the health of those exposed to it

moral hazard

(economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance)

occupational hazard

any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury

sword of Damocles

a constant and imminent peril

biohazard

hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions

danger

a cause of pain or injury or loss

3n a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

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danger, risk

chance

a risk involving danger

crapshoot

a risky and uncertain venture

gamble

a risky act or venture

long shot

a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards

raise

increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

venture

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

4v pose a threat to; present a danger to

Syn|Hyper

endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten

be, exist

have an existence, be extant

5v put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

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endanger, expose, queer, scupper

compromise

expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute

affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on

have an effect upon

单词	peril
释义	peril (once / 169 pages) nv If you realize mid-climb that your rock climbing rope is frayed, you might be in peril. The word peril means imminent danger to life and limb. Peril comes from the Latin peric(u)lum, meaning danger. Today it's often used in tandem with the word mortal, which relates to death. For example, you're in mortal peril when you're flying down a cliff-side trail on your mountain bike and you hit loose gravel. Peril can also describe dangers of a less physical sort, though it's less common. If your employer sinks your 401K into what turns out to be a Ponzi scheme, he's put your retirement in peril. WORD FAMILY peril: periled, periling, perilled, perilling, perilous, perils+/perilous: perilously, perilousness USAGE EXAMPLES “The unemployment rate is distressing; the impoverishment of the population is palpable everywhere; our social protection system is in deficit and is in peril.” The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Yet we begin a year pregnant with perils with the Fear Index at exceptionally low levels. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) This format imposes a crude narrative structure on the day’s events, with peril ultimately usurped by a happy, or at least whimsical, conclusion. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a state of danger involving risk Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper riskiness speculativeness financial risk danger the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury 2n a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, risk health hazard hazard to the health of those exposed to it moral hazard (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance) occupational hazard any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury sword of Damocles a constant and imminent peril biohazard hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions danger a cause of pain or injury or loss 3n a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper danger, risk chance a risk involving danger crapshoot a risky and uncertain venture gamble a risky act or venture long shot a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards raise increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) venture any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome 4v pose a threat to; present a danger to Syn\|Hyper endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten be, exist have an existence, be extant 5v put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper endanger, expose, queer, scupper compromise expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on have an effect upon
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