单词 | adventure |
释义 | adventure (once / 87 pages) nv An adventure is an exciting and probably risky trip, effort, or undertaking. Let's go explore the jungle! Don't be scared — it'll be an adventure! To a kid from the city, a ride on the subway is just another trip across town. To a kid from the suburbs, though, it can be a real adventure — a trip to a strange place with all sorts of strange people, new sights, and surprising twists and turns. If you've ever been to the Great Adventure amusement park, you know that the whole place is designed to make you feel as though you're on a wild, exciting, and thrilling trip — a great adventure. People often go on an adventure hoping something wonderful will come of it. WORD FAMILYadventure: adventured, adventurer, adventures, adventuresome, adventuring, adventurism, adventurous, misadventure+/adventurer: adventurers/adventurism: adventurisms, adventuristic/adventurous: adventurously, adventurousness, unadventurous/misadventure: misadventures/unadventurous: unadventurously USAGE EXAMPLES“I’m Simon,” Simon says to me in yet another “Poseidon Adventure”-crowded stairwell. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) And so I shall, to find more adventures. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The fabric of the series, after all, is the adventures of two weird blokes in London. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) Syn|Hyper dangerous undertaking, escapade, risky venture labor, project, task, undertaking any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted 2v take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome Syn|Hypo|Hyper chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances go for broke risk everything in one big effort luck it, luck throughact by relying on one's luck assay, attempt, essay, seek, try make an effort or attempt 3v put at risk Syn|Hyper hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture lay on the line, put on the line, risk expose to a chance of loss or damage |
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