dangerousdan‧ger‧ous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 
laws about dangerous dogs Some of these prisoners are extremely dangerous.highly/very dangerous It was a highly dangerous situation.dangerous for The crumbling sidewalks are dangerous for old people.dangerous to The virus is probably not dangerous to humans.it is dangerous for somebody to do something It’s dangerous for a woman to walk alone at night. The powdered milk was not as good as breast milk, and was downright dangerous (=actually dangerous) when it was mixed with unclean water.2involving a lot of risk, or likely to cause problems SYN risky: The business is in a dangerous financial position. a politically dangerous strategy3dangerous ground/territory a situation or subject that could make someone very angry or upset: Teachers can be on dangerous ground if they discuss religion.THESAURUSdangerous likely to cause death or serious harm, or cause something bad to happen: · Snow and ice are making driving conditions very dangerous.· dangerous drugs· a dangerous criminalrisky if something is risky, something bad could easily happen or you could easily make a mistake: · Doctors said it was too risky to operate.· a risky situationhazardous /ˈhæzədəs $ -zər-/ especially written dangerous – used especially about substances, jobs, and journeys: · hazardous waste· hazardous chemicals· hazardous occupations· The expedition was extremely hazardous.unsafe dangerous because someone is very likely to be hurt – used especially about places or conditions: · The roads are unsafe for cyclists.· unsafe working conditionstreacherous /ˈtretʃərəs/ formal literary places or conditions that are treacherous are very dangerous for anyone who is walking, driving, climbing etc in them: · The snow turned to ice, making conditions treacherous for walkers.· the island’s treacherous coastline· With no lighting, the roads can be treacherous.perilous /ˈperələs/ literary a perilous journey, situation etc is very dangerous: · a perilous journey across the seahigh-risk [only before noun] a high-risk job, situation, or behaviour is likely to be dangerous: · Drug users need to know that sharing needles is high-risk behaviour.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- dangerous drugs such as heroin and crack
- a dangerous dog
- a dangerous neighborhood
- It's dangerous work but for men like Clement, summer firefighting is an important source of income.
- It's too dangerous for the kids to play in the street.
- It is dangerous to assume that share prices will continue to rise.
- Neil thought the man looked dangerous.
- Police described the three escaped prisoners as highly dangerous.
- Snow and ice are making driving conditions very dangerous.
- The pilot says it's too dangerous to try to land the plane in this weather.
- Using humor in a job interview is a dangerous thing - you never know how the interviewer will react.
- Women felt that complaining about sexual harrassment was dangerous, as there was always the threat of losing their jobs.
- Air bags are exceedingly fast, which can be dangerous to infants and elderly passengers.
- At least the man was wise enough to know how dangerous he was.
- He was cowardly and dangerous, and obviously very good at his job.
- It is either tautologous, positively dangerous, unoriginal or highly ambiguous.
- Not a dangerous disposition I think; though it might be if my nature were more masculine & daring.
- Now the surface was so slack that it was becoming dangerous.
- Today the judge dismissed reports from two psychiatrists who said they did not believe Bourgois was dangerous.
- Working conditions for adults, who earned about $ 3 a day, were also dangerous.
THESAURUS
likely to cause death or serious harm, or cause something bad to happen: · Snow and ice are making driving conditions very dangerous.· dangerous drugs· a dangerous criminal
if something is risky, something bad could easily happen or you could easily make a mistake: · Doctors said it was too risky to operate.· a risky situation
especially written dangerous – used especially about substances, jobs, and journeys: · hazardous waste· hazardous chemicals· hazardous occupations· The expedition was extremely hazardous.
dangerous because someone is very likely to be hurt – used especially about places or conditions: · The roads are unsafe for cyclists.· unsafe working conditions
formal literary places or conditions that are treacherous are very dangerous for anyone who is walking, driving, climbing etc in them: · The snow turned to ice, making conditions treacherous for walkers.· the island’s treacherous coastline· With no lighting, the roads can be treacherous.
literary a perilous journey, situation etc is very dangerous: · a perilous journey across the sea
[only before noun] a high-risk job, situation, or behaviour is likely to be dangerous: · Drug users need to know that sharing needles is high-risk behaviour.
Longman Language Activatordangerous someone or something that is dangerous is likely to cause death or serious harm: · Snow and ice are making driving conditions very dangerous.· dangerous drugs such as heroin and crack· It's dangerous work but for men like Clement, summer firefighting is an important source of income.highly/extremely dangerous (=very dangerous): · Police described the three escaped prisoners as highly dangerous.it is dangerous (for somebody) to do something: · The pilot says it's too dangerous to try to land the plane in this weather.· It's too dangerous for the kids to play in the street.
if you do something risky , it is easy to make a mistake that might cause death or serious harm - use this about things that you decide to do although you know they may be dangerous: · He'll have to land the aircraft in a field. It's risky, but there's no alternative.· Personal insurance is expensive if you plan to take part in a risky sport such as parachuting.risky to do something: · The State Department advised its employees that fighting near the borders made it too risky to leave the country.risky business (=something you do that is risky): · the risky business of putting a space vehicle into orbit
something that is poisonous will make you ill or kill you if you swallow it or breathe it: · The boy died after eating poisonous berries.· Many of our rivers are full of poisonous chemicals.highly poisonous: · Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas.
especially written a hazardous activity or journey is one that is dangerous. Hazardous chemicals or substances are dangerous - used especially on warning signs: · All of us knew that the expedition was likely to be extremely hazardous.· Being the President's bodyguard is obviously a hazardous occupation.· In 1820, a voyage to Australia was a hazardous undertaking.· Employees who were exposed to hazardous substances are now claiming compensation.
a high-risk job, situation, place, or type of behaviour is likely to be dangerous: · A polio vaccine is recommended before travelling to high-risk areas.· We are getting the message across to drug users that sharing needles is a high-risk behaviour.
places or conditions that are treacherous are very dangerous for anyone who is walking, driving, climbing etc in them: · Strong winds and heavy rain are making driving conditions treacherous in some areas.· There are treacherous underwater currents along this stretch of coast.
written a perilous journey, situation etc is very dangerous - used especially in literature: · Refugees cross the rugged San Ysidro mountains, and it is always a perilous trip.· Blondin soon became famous as a rope-dancer. Nothing was too perilous for him to attempt.
to be likely to be dangerous to people or things to be likely to harm other people or things: · People who drink and drive are a danger to themselves and to others.· The judge described Thomas as 'a danger to the public'.· Extreme nationalism is the single greatest danger to peace in the modern world.
formal if a situation or the existence of something poses a threat , it is dangerous to people: · Supplies of food were so low that this posed a threat as serious as invasion.pose a threat to: · Chemicals in our drinking water could pose a serious threat to public health.pose no threat: · Scientists feel that present levels of radiation pose no threat.
if an activity or a problem threatens something such as a place, animal, or way of life, it could cause it to no longer exist: · Illegal hunting threatens the survival of the African elephant.· By August, it was clear that the volcano could threaten the whole island.
someone who is a menace behaves in a dangerous way, without thinking about the safety of other people: · Drivers like that are a menace. They shouldn't be allowed on the road.be a menace to: · We consider drug trafficking to be a menace to the security of our nation.
to be likely to kill people, cause accidents etc: · Ice on the road is a major hazard at this time of the year.be a hazard to: · The residents of Hollyhurst Road complained that cars parked there were a hazard to pedestrians.be a fire/health/environmental etc hazard: · Garbage that is left uncollected becomes a serious health hazard.
a situation or object that is likely to cause a fire or to damage people's health: · Litter problems and a high fire risk mean that there is now restricted camping on the route.· Cigarettes are acknowledged as a serious health risk and the main cause of lung cancer.
informal if a building, road, car etc is a death-trap , it is very dangerous to enter or use, for example because it is in very bad condition, or is badly designed: · Fire-safety inspectors described the basement night-club as a death trap.· The ancient bridge was described as a potential death trap for the tourists that flock there.
to be in a dangerous situation · Mr and Mrs Watkins are worried that their daughter may be in danger.be in danger of something (=be in a situation when it is possible you may be killed or injured by something dangerous) · Some of the children were in danger of starvation.somebody's life is in danger · Even a small accident in these mountains can mean that your life is in danger.be in grave/serious danger (=be in a very dangerous situation) · The ship was in grave danger of being sunk by enemy aircraft.
if someone is at risk , they are in a dangerous situation, especially because they are weak and are more likely to be harmed than other people: · Accidents in the home are extremely common, and elderly people are most at risk.be at risk from: · The vaccine is available for those who are most at risk from the flu epidemic.be at risk of (doing) something: · The hospital refused to move her, implying she was still at risk of committing suicide.
to be in a dangerous and difficult situation, especially because of an unexpected problem: · Scott said nothing, but I knew from his face that we were in trouble.be in serious trouble: · It was clear from the storm reports that the fishing boat must be in serious trouble.
to be in a dangerous situation - used especially in literature: be in great/grave peril (=be in serious danger): · It soon became clear that the ship was in grave peril.put somebody/something in peril: · Anything that slows down the operation, immediately puts the patient in peril.
to do something that may hurt or kill you to do something very dangerous, especially in order to help someone, when you know that you may get killed because of your action: · Every day firefighters risk their lives in the course of their duty.risk your life to do something: · She risked her life to save the drowning child.
if you do something at your own risk , you must accept that it is dangerous and that it is your own fault if you are injured or killed: · Anyone who swims in this part of the river does it at their own risk.
informal to do something very dangerous in order to help someone - use this especially when you think the action is unnecessary: · Don't do it. It's not worth risking your neck.risk your neck to do something: · "Come back!" Ned shouted. "You can't risk your neck to save a dog!"
to do something that could have a very dangerous or harmful result: · Failure to stick to the safety rules is simply playing with fire.· These men are criminals. If you get involved with them, you'll be playing with fire.
informal to put yourself in a situation in which you may get killed, especially when it is a situation which you cannot control: · The teenager took his life in his hands in trying to avoid being caught by police.· You'll be taking your life in your hands if you let Eric drive you home!
to deliberately do something that is so dangerous that you may easily get killed, especially when you do it for excitement: · When young people experiment with drugs, they're dicing with death.
formal if you warn someone that they do something at their peril , you mean that it would be very dangerous for them to do it: · Any climber who neglects these simple precautions does so at their peril.· Ignore this warning at your peril.
to put someone else in a dangerous situation formal: endanger someone's life/health/safety etc to put someone in a dangerous situation that would badly affect their health, safety etc: · Smoking during pregnancy endangers your baby's health.· The city authorities complained that low-flying aircraft were endangering public safety.· Any raid or rescue operation would endanger the lives of the hostages.
to put someone in a dangerous situation in which they could be killed, especially by not obeying safety rules: · If an ambulance crew goes on strike, it is putting people's lives at risk.· By not dealing with the problem of radioactive waste, we are putting the lives of future generations at risk.
danger of death or serious harm the possibility that someone or something will be harmed or killed: · Danger! Keep out.· I stood at the side of the road and waved my arms to warn other drivers of the danger.danger of: · The organization ran a national campaign about the dangers of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
the possibility of serious harm if you do something dangerous - use this especially when you want to say how great the possibility is: · How much risk is there with this kind of operation?· A lot of children start smoking without realizing what the risks are.risk of: · What exactly is the risk of an ordinary aircraft crashing?high/low risk: · There is a high risk of injury in contact sports such as rugby.· It is possible to get malaria in this area, but the risk is pretty low.reduce/increase the risk: · Wearing a seatbelt can reduce the risk of serious injury.risk to/for: · The disease affects cats but there is no risk to humans.carry a risk: · Many of these beaches are not clean, and they carry a high risk of viral infection for swimmers.
something that may be dangerous, cause accidents etc: · Flashing signs on the motorway warn drivers of hazards ahead.hazard of: · Despite the hazards of working 50 storeys above the ground, my grandfather loved his job.present/represent a hazard (to somebody): · Steep stairs can present a particular hazard to older people.
something that can cause danger, especially during a journey - used especially in literature: · None of us who set off on that calm September morning could have foreseen the perils that lay ahead.peril of: · the perils of a life at sea
involving risk involving a risk: · It's always risky leaving your car out on the street overnight.· Being self-employed is much more risky than being a wage earner.· Risky investments can offer high yields, but also the possibility of greater losses.risky to do something: · The experiments would be too risky to perform on humans.
risks that are not necessary and that could cause harm or serious problems: · Using humor in a job interview is a dangerous thing - you never know how the interviewer will react.· Women felt that complaining about sexual harrassment was dangerous, as there was always the threat of losing their jobs.it is dangerous to do something: · It is dangerous to assume that share prices will continue to rise.
an action that is foolhardy involves so much risk that someone seems stupid for trying it: · It was foolhardy to take the plane up alone, with so little flying experience.· The country was in such huge debt that any spending proposals looked foolhardy.· I drove to the hospital at a foolhardy speed, arriving just after my wife.
something that is high-risk involves a lot of risk, but if you choose to do it and it is successful, you will have very good results: · It was a high-risk strategy to attack with such a small number of planes, but it was brilliantly successful.· a high-risk investment
something risky that you do because you hope that it will succeed and that you will gain something from it: · A gamble by the quarterback on the final play allowed them to score.· Changing jobs is always a gamble, but the opportunity looks good.a gamble pays off (=it is successful): · Despite the serious doubts of his advisors, the President's gamble paid off.
informal involving a serious risk that things will go wrong: · It's too dicey to base this policy on what might happen in the coming year.· Taking the mountain road is always a bit dicey at this time of year.
involving a serious possibility of failure or loss: · No one would lend money to a company in such a precarious position.· The typical peasant farmer has a precarious existence, at the mercy of flood, disease and famine.· His political position has become extremely precarious.
when you are in a situation where there are risks to get into a situation where something very unpleasant might happen to you as a result of something you do: · Many refugees risk death or arrest in their attempts to flee persecution.risk doing something: · I don't want to risk offending your parents.risk your life: · The Carnegie Hero awards are given to those who risk their lives to save others.
to be in a situation where something bad might happen to you, especially because of something you do: · The people who use these drugs are often unaware of the risks they are running.run a risk of doing something: · Men run a greater risk of dying from heart disease than women.· Rather than running the risks of using harmful pesticides in your garden, try using natural or organic methods of pest control.
to be in a situation in which you risk being harmed or losing something very important or valuable: · The children were removed from the family because their father was violent and they were believed to be at risk.be at risk ofalso + for American: · Those with fair skin are more at risk of skin cancers than those with dark skin.· Some firms provide health checks for employees who are at risk of back injury.
to be in a situation in which something harmful might happen, often caused by your own actions: · The test helps identify pregnant women who are in danger of miscarriage.be in danger of doing something: · The Democrats are in danger of alienating their traditional supporters.· If the team doesn't start winning, Coach Sanders could be in danger of losing his job.
likely to be in particular danger of something bad happening, or likely to involve greater risks than usual: · high-risk occupations such as construction work· The AIDS awareness campaign was targeted mainly at high-risk groups, especially drug users and prostitutes.
also leave yourself open to American to do or say something that makes it likely that people will blame you, criticize you etc: · He has left himself open to charges of racism.· Any journalist who writes a story without checking his facts is simply laying himself open to criticism.
to talk about a particular subject when there is a risk that you may offend, annoy, or or upset someone: · A boss who puts his arm around an employee is on dangerous ground and could risk charges of harassment.· I realized I was in dangerous territory, and steered the conversation away from his business interests.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It was a highly dangerous situation. The powdered milk was not as good as breast milk, and was downright dangerous (=actually dangerous) when it was mixed with unclean water.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Some holiday destinations are positively dangerous.
It was a highly dangerous situation. The powdered milk was not as good as breast milk, and was downright dangerous (=actually dangerous) when it was mixed with unclean water.· Many cleaning products contain chemicals that can be harmful.
(=containing poisonous or harmful substances)· toxic compounds such as heavy metals
· dangerous creatures such as tigers
· Beaches usually have signs that warn of dangerous currents.
· Some young men tend to be dangerous drivers.
· She pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
· They set off on the dangerous journey down the river.
· Mark had a dangerous obsession with fast cars.
(=one who might defeat you)· In tomorrow's match, he will take on his most dangerous opponent.
Some holiday destinations are positively dangerous. (=one that could cause problems in the future)· They opposed the plan, saying it would create a dangerous precedent.
· The situation was becoming increasingly dangerous.
· Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people's health at risk.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Though still handsome, he looked hard, ruthless, and twice as dangerous as Isabel remembered.· Oliver tied the team to a stump and led her across as if it were as dangerous as a high wire.· So in many ways misinterpreting the concept of core groups can be just as dangerous as ignoring their reality.· Never beaten but didn't look as dangerous coming forward as Chris Powell.· Driving while talking on the phone is as dangerous as driving while drunk.· Social order can be found in events that are generally seen as dangerous and irrational.· Broken bottles are just as dangerous as knives and should be treated with equal respect.
· A girl imbued with such qualities would be very special and extremely dangerous.· When it is acquired this way, it can be extremely dangerous.· It was potentially extremely dangerous and although it had survived since the war it may have been very unstable.· He is armed with a large-caliber pistol and considered extremely dangerous.· In theory, the whole island could be live and extremely dangerous.· A psychiatric report showed he was extremely dangerous, particularly to anyone with whom he formed a relationship.· Unfortunately, it can be extremely dangerous - unless you're careful.· These are concepts which are not exactly weak, but they lack substance; they are words and words are extremely dangerous.
· The normality of Highly dangerous cars crash violently in comparison with?· It's meant for children with growth problems, and can be highly dangerous if misused.· This is a highly dangerous trend, because there is no telling where it will end.· It would be highly dangerous if we had the choice of tampering with instinct.· For the Ego, it is highly dangerous to get too close to anyone.· Even outside a nuclear weapon it is a highly dangerous substance - fatal to humans if ingested in even minute quantities.· That kind of knowledge could be highly dangerous, and she would do just about anything to keep it from him.· Each of the three seems to be highly dangerous.
· Dad worried about electricity, how dangerous it was.· She had always been nice about her morals; she grew nicer still. How dangerous a place, this country!· I must warn him how dangerous such people are.· The Cambridge Diet debacle shows just how dangerous weight-loss marketing schemes can be.· But vets say the public is unaware of just how dangerous the virus can be.· They carried on for another month, every night inspecting to see how dangerous things had gotten.· Just how dangerous they are depends on the particular chemical and how much is used.· Everyone knows how dangerous the life is.
· The latest find is of white asbestos, less dangerous than the blue variety, provided it is not disturbed.· Ismail became progressively less dangerous as a kick returner, once his springboard to fame.· Secondly, wars which involved civilian targets were less dangerous and cheaper to organise, but very costly for the defender.· The task is to make the global epidemic less dangerous.· There are other, less dangerous and difficult ways to shed the cluttered carapace of house.· The anarchism of labor is more shocking, less dangerous.· Many Lake District slate quarries are still working, but of course modern roads and vehicles make the job much less dangerous now.· Is there any other, less dangerous way to do this?
· In the 1980s, changes in the law, and market pressures made this feature of accounting more prevalent and more dangerous.· When circumstances are more dangerous, as in shop or physical education, a teacher would be expected to exercise greater care.· The mission could be even more dangerous than protecting convoys.· The trial court found that the Arizona law had no reasonable relation to safety, and made train operation more dangerous.· All magic is dangerous and the titanic forces drawn into the realm of Ulthuan are more dangerous than any other.· The situation was far more dangerous than Woodward realized.· So unless some action is taken to shape globalisation the world will grow more dangerous and volatile.· Third: Stillman was far more dangerous than previously imagined.
· In the chasse, messieurs, mesdames, the beast is at its most dangerous when it is cornered.· Mel Gray, even at age 35, is among the most dangerous kick returners in the league.· They say the fourth child is the most dangerous.· That was probably the most dangerous operation we had, beyond a doubt.· Perhaps they are at their most dangerous when possessed by some one with the gift of persuasive speech and power and influence.· But Mr Museveni's most dangerous failure is destined to be his refusal to allow opposition groups to organise.· Sanchez Vicario may be Graf's most dangerous opponent.
· Any window that opens outwards and is at head level is particularly dangerous for those without sight.· They seem to me to be particularly dangerous in parts of the Balkans and some of the ex-Soviet republics.· Lime was originally shipped as quick-lime and was a particularly dangerous cargo.· Networking on planes is particularly dangerous.· Many of the manifestations of this passionate interest in ceremonial and precedence were not particularly dangerous.· Despite its rough-hewn reputation, the street is not a particularly dangerous spot these days, according to Merrill.· A particularly dangerous trap in analysis has developed with the increasing use of computers in data analysis.· This is particularly dangerous because the weight and drag of the second cable may make it difficult to get the nose down.
· It is either tautologous, positively dangerous, unoriginal or highly ambiguous.· With the long carry over the beach to the fairway, it looked positively dangerous.· High tide is often positively dangerous, with vicious dumping waves breaking on the steep slope of the upper beach.· Suddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.· Relying on tablets for the relief of pain without trying to discover its cause can be positively dangerous.· This can be positively dangerous, if only because such practitioners may not recognise when a person is seriously ill.· But the unpleasant reality is that some holiday destinations are positively dangerous.· Indeed I think it is positively dangerous to hold negative feelings in.
· Failure to share information is potentially dangerous.· The missile defence issue is without question the most troublesome, time-consuming and potentially dangerous item on the current international agenda.· I agree with you that it's not right to call your son names, and that slapping him is potentially dangerous.· Gradually the voluntary churches thus came to be safety valves for society, means of draining potentially dangerous conflict into harmless channels.· They are also prominent in investigating potentially dangerous occurrences in the day's routine.· Similar protection is provided against many other potentially dangerous organisms in the environment.· How can we attract players to the sport if a top class player is advocating potentially dangerous play?· In addition, it seems no public warnings were issued about the addition of this potentially dangerous chemical.
· Some people say that lurking in its depths is a fish so dangerous that oarsmen venture out at their peril.· In 1955 it became so dangerous it had to be dynamited.· I know the rats are a worry because they are so dangerous and can contaminate food.· That is one of the things that makes secret operations so seductive and so dangerous.· The Gods are never so dangerous as when they wake from sleep.· He seems so second-rate, so superficial, so shallow-and thus so dangerous.· No - surely they'd never commit something so dangerous even to a Company Spiderline.· In his mind, at least, Max sails off to an island inhabited by monstrous but not so dangerous creatures.
· He would not give me his address in Barcelona - it would be too dangerous for us to meet again.· With its ability to sound the call of slave revolt across the miles, it was simply too dangerous to exist.· Have you ever tried to reach a summit when in retrospect you've realised that the conditions were too dangerous?· Taking the camels out to graze was too dangerous for his men, he said.· Croft did what Croft always does and pushed the ball through slowly and deliberately, getting sideways turn but nothing too dangerous.· It must be too dangerous up there now.· Like me. Too dangerous if Brimmer thought we were backing out.· He had also considered the use of high pressure steam but dismissed it as too dangerous.
· You have a creative streak-very dangerous when coupled with empathy.· But this leaves some very dangerous and experienced experts without a job.· The soldiers were both terrified and amused at this very dangerous snake wriggling around, and eventually, they dispatched it.· This bizarre combat is a very dangerous one - refer to the Profiles section.· She laughed and said that, yes, it was very dangerous but what to do?· The streets of pre-industrial London were very dangerous, and there was no effective system of street-lighting nor a police force.· The thing is, left in the wrong hands, truth can be very, very dangerous.
NOUN· They say that because the chalk's porous, dangerous chemicals could seep into groundwater below.· In addition, it seems no public warnings were issued about the addition of this potentially dangerous chemical.· Time allowed 00:18 Read in studio A drum of dangerous chemicals has been stolen from a factory store.· No scientist is careless enough to handle dangerous chemicals or substances without suitable protection.· A mere 66 hold dangerous chemicals.· He said he had earned an international reputation, particularly in his work on the transportation of dangerous chemicals.
· He: Vowed again that he would increase the top penalty for causing death by dangerous driving to ten years.· Read in studio A man has appeared in court accused of causing the death of a pensioner by dangerous driving.· The two drivers were later charged with dangerous driving, but it was widely suspected that they had been acting on orders.· One of them, who's fifteen, is also charged with dangerous driving.· The procurator-fiscal insisted on pressing the more serious charge of killing some one by dangerous driving, while being drunk.· He's charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop and report an accident and driving with excess alcohol.· If their driving is hazardous enough they can be charged with dangerous driving and tried before magistrates or even a crown court.· Chapman, of Billericay, admitted dangerous driving after drinking twice the legal limit.
· Time allowed 00:21 Read in studio Police fear thieves are now stealing to order for body builders who want dangerous drugs.· Although no one was home, police said the officers were expecting to confront armed and dangerous drug dealers inside the house.· Crack is a dangerous drug because it is initially very addictive and because of its enormous financial cost.· He was then, still, under the hegemony of dangerous drugs as he had been, for nearly a decade.· In fact, it has no medical value whatever and it is an extremely dangerous drug to have lying around.· Gone, it seems, are the days when rock stars caused major scandals by being caught with dangerous drugs.
· Second, that any official who ignores them is on dangerous ground.· They must also enter the dangerous ground of anticipating the techniques which might be available in the future.· Here we are on dangerous ground, though.· I release my safety belt to hold you, dangerous ground, ground where my feet have wings of flame.· Probably because for Marc it was dangerous ground.
· Thick smoke and dangerous levels of carbon monoxide prevented rescuers from reaching trapped men.· If something goes awry, more than five billion people would be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.· Once again Lewis's inability to produce a consistently dangerous level of aggression was exposed.· It also raises to higher and more dangerous levels the problems associated with the long pattern of appeasement.· We tested the pond water and discovered dangerous levels of nitrite.· Beluga populations are also in many places suspected to be at dangerous levels after years of overexploitation.
· He says is a dangerous man.· He was the most dangerous man of the three.· A dangerous man, and a man who lived eternally in danger.· A very dangerous man with his racism, his anti-Castro crusades.· The Prince is a dangerous man.· Tibbetts and Walker are very dangerous men.· He was a very clever, very dangerous man.· He was a dangerous man to work for, was George, but he was a survivor.
· Sniffing alone or in dangerous places, such as railway embankments and by canals, can be more risky.· New York is a dangerous place.· It was always a safe bet, of course, that Hillsborough would be just about the least dangerous place in Britain yesterday.· The world is an increasingly complicated and dangerous place, they say.· The forests are wild and dangerous places, although there are towns and innumerable villages situated within the woodlands.· A war zone is a dangerous place to be even in the ab-sence of combat.· He crossed one of the world's most dangerous places, the Empty Quarter in southern Arabia, twice.· The ship was put back on her course and the winds sped her away from the dangerous place.
· In the current climate the referendum has created a dangerous precedent.· For the Soviet Union, the return to any nation of territory occupied during the war would create a dangerous precedent.
· During my stay in her country we were always together, and she saved me from many dangerous situations.· What you see is a dangerous situation which could turn into a threat.· They decided to write a letter to Angel Clare, to inform him of the dangerous situation his wife was in.· Nevertheless, there were times when he shocked me by his willingness to jump into dangerous situations.· He had naïvely stumbled into the middle of a very complicated and dangerous situation.· This, it was recognized, constituted a potentially dangerous situation, but what else could the Romans do?· However this is a dangerous situation since there will be insufficient energy in the system to stop the model and land.· The means it chose to address this dangerous situation were reasonably calculated to advance the general welfare.
· Protect your hands with rubber gloves because it can be a dangerous substance in such a concentrated form.· Others might think it takes a controlled dangerous substance or shock therapy.· Dangers to the general public can also arise at fairgrounds, demolition sites or from the carrying of dangerous substances by road.· Also, since this reaction does not use tritium, it does not require the manufacture or transportation of this dangerous substance.· There was also a debate about what would happen to the most dangerous substances in the Windscale cocktail, particularly plutonium.· Because Britain has been covered, during the last few weeks, with record levels of toxic and other dangerous substances.· Even outside a nuclear weapon it is a highly dangerous substance - fatal to humans if ingested in even minute quantities.· Microwave cooking creates potentially dangerous substances in baby milk which may damage the brain, liver and kidneys, doctors said.
· Can too much knowledge be a dangerous thing?· They carried on for another month, every night inspecting to see how dangerous things had gotten.· But to sell those flowers long ago, it could be a dangerous thing to do.· But selective memory can be a dangerous thing.· But clothes are very dangerous things, Especially for wealthy kings.· During such desperate times people do a lot of crazy, dangerous things.· You do dangerous things and take them in your stride just for starters.· In fact, a tinkering government is a dangerous thing.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- You're on dangerous ground when you talk politics with Ed.
- Discussion had ventured into dangerous territory.
- Here we are on dangerous ground, though.
- I release my safety belt to hold you, dangerous ground, ground where my feet have wings of flame.
- It is a scouting reconnaissance into un-known and potentially dangerous territory.
- Mr. Lawson moves on to what I regard as even more dangerous territory.
- Probably because for Marc it was dangerous ground.
- Second, that any official who ignores them is on dangerous ground.
- They must also enter the dangerous ground of anticipating the techniques which might be available in the future.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveendangereddangerousnoundangerverbendangeradverbdangerously
1able or likely to harm or kill you: laws about dangerous dogs Some of these prisoners are extremely dangerous.highly/very dangerous It was a highly dangerous situation.dangerous for The crumbling sidewalks are dangerous for old people.dangerous to The virus is probably not dangerous to humans.it is dangerous for somebody to do something It’s dangerous for a woman to walk alone at night. The powdered milk was not as good as breast milk, and was downright dangerous (=actually dangerous) when it was mixed with unclean water.2involving a lot of risk, or likely to cause problems SYN risky: The business is in a dangerous financial position. a politically dangerous strategy3dangerous ground/territory a situation or subject that could make someone very angry or upset: Teachers can be on dangerous ground if they discuss religion.THESAURUSdangerous likely to cause death or serious harm, or cause something bad to happen: · Snow and ice are making driving conditions very dangerous.· dangerous drugs· a dangerous criminalrisky if something is risky, something bad could easily happen or you could easily make a mistake: · Doctors said it was too risky to operate.· a risky situationhazardous /ˈhæzədəs $ -zər-/ especially written dangerous – used especially about substances, jobs, and journeys: · hazardous waste· hazardous chemicals· hazardous occupations· The expedition was extremely hazardous.unsafe dangerous because someone is very likely to be hurt – used especially about places or conditions: · The roads are unsafe for cyclists.· unsafe working conditionstreacherous /ˈtretʃərəs/ formal literary places or conditions that are treacherous are very dangerous for anyone who is walking, driving, climbing etc in them: · The snow turned to ice, making conditions treacherous for walkers.· the island’s treacherous coastline· With no lighting, the roads can be treacherous.perilous /ˈperələs/ literary a perilous journey, situation etc is very dangerous: · a perilous journey across the seahigh-risk [only before noun] a high-risk job, situation, or behaviour is likely to be dangerous: · Drug users need to know that sharing needles is high-risk behaviour.