Definition of dangerous in English:

dangerous

adjective ˈdeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)rəsˈdeɪndʒ(ə)rəs

1Able or likely to cause harm or injury.
a dangerous animal
insecticides which are dangerous to the environment
Example sentencesExamples
- They say the weather had made it difficult to gain access to the site and scaffolding too dangerous to stand on.
- The conditions he began fighting in 1969 are much worse today and far more dangerous to many more people.
- Eighteen cabbies have been banned from picking up fares after their vehicles were found to be too dangerous to drive.
- The things he says are dangerous to certain members of our community.
- It is very dangerous to look directly into the sun.
- He knew that the alternative to his kind of democracy lay with men far more dangerous to the country than he.
- When he was stopped, he said that the police car had been too close behind him and that had been dangerous to him.
- Experiments that are too dangerous to do in a classroom can be conducted in a virtual setting online.
- First a load of rocks had to be dropped on the drive, turning it from dangerous to pretty much impassable.
- In short, land mines are nasty, out-of-date, and dangerous to your own side.
- The match was cancelled after both umpires and captains agreed it would be dangerous to play on a dry pitch.
- The furrows are over an inch deep and it is far too dangerous to play on, it would be very easy for someone to break their leg.
- It's too dangerous to go out anywhere but there's no point anyway because all the shops are closed.
- They are also dangerous to the user, as the weakened barrel can explode if used with live ammunition.
- The elderly find it dangerous to cross the road at a pelican crossing or a zebra crossing because of speeding vehicles.
- It decided, no doubt on good grounds, that these men were far too dangerous to be allowed at liberty.
- It is also more dangerous to travel by train or Tube than by airline.
- The Yugoslavian situation was deemed to be too complicated and too dangerous to resolve by firm action.
- It was very dark and the terrain was dangerous so it was decided that it was too dangerous to carry on with the search.
- She said she thought rubbish could be dangerous to young children as well as animals.
Synonyms
menacing, threatening, treacherous
savage, wild, vicious, murderous, desperate
rare minacious
1. 1.1 Likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences.
  it is dangerous to convict on his evidence
  Example sentencesExamples
  Vouchers are stigmatised by their opponents as a dangerous idea of the radical right.
  This is a dangerous dynamic indeed, with very real consequences for people on the receiving end.
  It's always dangerous to speculate on when an incident might or might not occur.
  It should be exposed for what it is, which is dangerous delusion at best.
  Ideas may be dangerous, and may have had bad consequences, but it does not follow that they cannot have good uses.
  Both warn of the dangerous consequences of voting in favour of their opponents.
  In the event of a major flood this could have dangerous consequences for those who live in the surrounding area.
  How could anyone support this frankly ridiculous criminally dangerous reckless and rash point of view?
  The LibDem leader told the Sunday Herald it would be dangerous to silence opposing points of view.
  It is, of course, always dangerous to conclude too much from early evidence.
  It's very dangerous to use the language of the culture to interpret the gospel.
  Running away was less dangerous than rebellion, but it was still a hazardous enterprise.
  Such methods brand those in power as reckless and dangerous political provocateurs.
  What follows exposes the work's innards and the dangerous ideology that informs it.
  What can you do to reassure people that voting is not going to be dangerous to them?
  It is really dangerous to apply stereotypes on such immensely diverse community.
  If that were the extent of their meddling that would be bad enough but there have been dark and dangerous consequences.
  On the question of image, any paternal counsel given may have dangerous consequences.
  Is it wise or even just, he asks, to expose our children to cultural viruses that are irrational and dangerous?
  It is at least as important to challenge the dangerous assumptions of their opponents.
  Synonyms
  hazardous, perilous, risky, high-risk, fraught with danger, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable, precarious, insecure, exposed, vulnerable, touch-and-go, chancy, tricky, treacherous
  breakneck, reckless, daredevil
  Scottish unchancy
  informal warm, dicey, sticky, hairy
  British informal dodgy
  North American informal gnarly

Derivatives

dangerousness

noun ˈdeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)rəsnəsˈdeɪndʒ(ə)rəsnəs

You have to take into account the perceived dangerousness of a prisoner and the facilities available.
Example sentencesExamples
- And in some cases a court may predicate a death sentence on a finding of future dangerousness - a nod to the deterrence goal as well.
- More defendants who received correctional sanctions were referred because of concerns about dangerousness and they had high rates of depression.
- Combat deaths are seen as a measure of the magnitude and dangerousness of war, just as murder rates are seen as a measure of the magnitude and dangerousness of violence in our communities.
- They banned racial profiling and barred judges and expert witnesses in the course of sentencing from using a defendant's race or ethnicity to determine his or her future dangerousness.
- This later legislative judgment that the offence did not provide a predicate for a finding of dangerousness did not affect the constitutionality of the original sentence.
- Questions of dangerousness and criminal propensity, and suspicion that the youth fits the profile of juvenile psychopathy, may arise.
- Each offender was aware she was importing cocaine into Canada and, given the notorious dangerousness of the drug, each must have been aware of the serious wrong committed.
- After the expiry of the tariff, continued detention depends on elements of dangerousness and risk associated with the objectives of the original sentence [for] murder.
- When the presumption is not displaced, there is no need for the trial judge to address the issue of whether the vehicle is operable or immovable and/or the issue of dangerousness.
- There is a popular association between mental illness and dangerousness.
- The whole point of the shift from dangerousness to risk was the recognition that behaviour is a product of multiple dynamic factors in a complex situation.
- Eight clients accepted by the team had no index offence, but had been accepted because of considerations such as perceived dangerousness or purported risk at the time of referral.
- But there's no requirement that the law pull the wool over the public's eyes and hide the person's potential dangerousness.
- The sober and reasonable man will also be aware of the background to the unlawful act which includes preparatory acts done by the accused as this sets the act in context for the purpose of determining its objective dangerousness.
- Especially in the current, charged atmosphere, forensic evaluations may increasingly be needed to gauge dangerousness to self and others.
- There is evidence of continuing dangerousness to the community, and we supplied that evidence to the judge.
- Time will tell how the Supreme Court balances these competing interests, but the concept of dangerousness is likely to play a significant role in the ultimate decision.
- It is indisputable that involuntary commitment to a mental hospital after a finding of probable dangerousness to self or others can engender adverse social consequences to the individual.
- The rights discourse has been shifted to one of dangerousness and risk management, to exclude rather than to punish appropriately.

Origin

Middle English (in the senses 'arrogant', 'fastidious', and 'difficult to please'): from Old French dangereus, from dangier (see danger).

Definition of dangerous in US English:

dangerous

adjectiveˈdānj(ə)rəsˈdeɪndʒ(ə)rəs

1Able or likely to cause harm or injury.
a dangerous animal
ice was making the roads dangerous
Example sentencesExamples
- When he was stopped, he said that the police car had been too close behind him and that had been dangerous to him.
- It's too dangerous to go out anywhere but there's no point anyway because all the shops are closed.
- She said she thought rubbish could be dangerous to young children as well as animals.
- The Yugoslavian situation was deemed to be too complicated and too dangerous to resolve by firm action.
- They say the weather had made it difficult to gain access to the site and scaffolding too dangerous to stand on.
- In short, land mines are nasty, out-of-date, and dangerous to your own side.
- The things he says are dangerous to certain members of our community.
- Experiments that are too dangerous to do in a classroom can be conducted in a virtual setting online.
- The match was cancelled after both umpires and captains agreed it would be dangerous to play on a dry pitch.
- He knew that the alternative to his kind of democracy lay with men far more dangerous to the country than he.
- They are also dangerous to the user, as the weakened barrel can explode if used with live ammunition.
- The furrows are over an inch deep and it is far too dangerous to play on, it would be very easy for someone to break their leg.
- First a load of rocks had to be dropped on the drive, turning it from dangerous to pretty much impassable.
- The conditions he began fighting in 1969 are much worse today and far more dangerous to many more people.
- It is also more dangerous to travel by train or Tube than by airline.
- The elderly find it dangerous to cross the road at a pelican crossing or a zebra crossing because of speeding vehicles.
- Eighteen cabbies have been banned from picking up fares after their vehicles were found to be too dangerous to drive.
- It is very dangerous to look directly into the sun.
- It was very dark and the terrain was dangerous so it was decided that it was too dangerous to carry on with the search.
- It decided, no doubt on good grounds, that these men were far too dangerous to be allowed at liberty.
Synonyms
menacing, threatening, treacherous
1. 1.1 Likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences.
  it is dangerous to underestimate an enemy
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's very dangerous to use the language of the culture to interpret the gospel.
  If that were the extent of their meddling that would be bad enough but there have been dark and dangerous consequences.
  On the question of image, any paternal counsel given may have dangerous consequences.
  Is it wise or even just, he asks, to expose our children to cultural viruses that are irrational and dangerous?
  It is at least as important to challenge the dangerous assumptions of their opponents.
  It is, of course, always dangerous to conclude too much from early evidence.
  Running away was less dangerous than rebellion, but it was still a hazardous enterprise.
  How could anyone support this frankly ridiculous criminally dangerous reckless and rash point of view?
  What can you do to reassure people that voting is not going to be dangerous to them?
  Vouchers are stigmatised by their opponents as a dangerous idea of the radical right.
  Both warn of the dangerous consequences of voting in favour of their opponents.
  It is really dangerous to apply stereotypes on such immensely diverse community.
  It should be exposed for what it is, which is dangerous delusion at best.
  In the event of a major flood this could have dangerous consequences for those who live in the surrounding area.
  Ideas may be dangerous, and may have had bad consequences, but it does not follow that they cannot have good uses.
  It's always dangerous to speculate on when an incident might or might not occur.
  What follows exposes the work's innards and the dangerous ideology that informs it.
  The LibDem leader told the Sunday Herald it would be dangerous to silence opposing points of view.
  Such methods brand those in power as reckless and dangerous political provocateurs.
  This is a dangerous dynamic indeed, with very real consequences for people on the receiving end.
  Synonyms
  hazardous, perilous, risky, high-risk, fraught with danger, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable, precarious, insecure, exposed, vulnerable, touch-and-go, chancy, tricky, treacherous

Origin

Middle English (in the senses ‘arrogant’, ‘fastidious’, and ‘difficult to please’): from Old French dangereus, from dangier (see danger).

单词	dangerous
释义	Definition of dangerous in English: dangerous adjective ˈdeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)rəsˈdeɪndʒ(ə)rəs 1Able or likely to cause harm or injury. a dangerous animal insecticides which are dangerous to the environment Example sentencesExamples They say the weather had made it difficult to gain access to the site and scaffolding too dangerous to stand on. The conditions he began fighting in 1969 are much worse today and far more dangerous to many more people. Eighteen cabbies have been banned from picking up fares after their vehicles were found to be too dangerous to drive. The things he says are dangerous to certain members of our community. It is very dangerous to look directly into the sun. He knew that the alternative to his kind of democracy lay with men far more dangerous to the country than he. When he was stopped, he said that the police car had been too close behind him and that had been dangerous to him. Experiments that are too dangerous to do in a classroom can be conducted in a virtual setting online. First a load of rocks had to be dropped on the drive, turning it from dangerous to pretty much impassable. In short, land mines are nasty, out-of-date, and dangerous to your own side. The match was cancelled after both umpires and captains agreed it would be dangerous to play on a dry pitch. The furrows are over an inch deep and it is far too dangerous to play on, it would be very easy for someone to break their leg. It's too dangerous to go out anywhere but there's no point anyway because all the shops are closed. They are also dangerous to the user, as the weakened barrel can explode if used with live ammunition. The elderly find it dangerous to cross the road at a pelican crossing or a zebra crossing because of speeding vehicles. It decided, no doubt on good grounds, that these men were far too dangerous to be allowed at liberty. It is also more dangerous to travel by train or Tube than by airline. The Yugoslavian situation was deemed to be too complicated and too dangerous to resolve by firm action. It was very dark and the terrain was dangerous so it was decided that it was too dangerous to carry on with the search. She said she thought rubbish could be dangerous to young children as well as animals. Synonyms menacing, threatening, treacherous savage, wild, vicious, murderous, desperate rare minacious 1.1 Likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences. it is dangerous to convict on his evidence Example sentencesExamples Vouchers are stigmatised by their opponents as a dangerous idea of the radical right. This is a dangerous dynamic indeed, with very real consequences for people on the receiving end. It's always dangerous to speculate on when an incident might or might not occur. It should be exposed for what it is, which is dangerous delusion at best. Ideas may be dangerous, and may have had bad consequences, but it does not follow that they cannot have good uses. Both warn of the dangerous consequences of voting in favour of their opponents. In the event of a major flood this could have dangerous consequences for those who live in the surrounding area. How could anyone support this frankly ridiculous criminally dangerous reckless and rash point of view? The LibDem leader told the Sunday Herald it would be dangerous to silence opposing points of view. It is, of course, always dangerous to conclude too much from early evidence. It's very dangerous to use the language of the culture to interpret the gospel. Running away was less dangerous than rebellion, but it was still a hazardous enterprise. Such methods brand those in power as reckless and dangerous political provocateurs. What follows exposes the work's innards and the dangerous ideology that informs it. What can you do to reassure people that voting is not going to be dangerous to them? It is really dangerous to apply stereotypes on such immensely diverse community. If that were the extent of their meddling that would be bad enough but there have been dark and dangerous consequences. On the question of image, any paternal counsel given may have dangerous consequences. Is it wise or even just, he asks, to expose our children to cultural viruses that are irrational and dangerous? It is at least as important to challenge the dangerous assumptions of their opponents. Synonyms hazardous, perilous, risky, high-risk, fraught with danger, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable, precarious, insecure, exposed, vulnerable, touch-and-go, chancy, tricky, treacherous breakneck, reckless, daredevil Scottish unchancy informal warm, dicey, sticky, hairy British informal dodgy North American informal gnarly Derivatives dangerousness noun ˈdeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)rəsnəsˈdeɪndʒ(ə)rəsnəs You have to take into account the perceived dangerousness of a prisoner and the facilities available. Example sentencesExamples And in some cases a court may predicate a death sentence on a finding of future dangerousness - a nod to the deterrence goal as well. More defendants who received correctional sanctions were referred because of concerns about dangerousness and they had high rates of depression. Combat deaths are seen as a measure of the magnitude and dangerousness of war, just as murder rates are seen as a measure of the magnitude and dangerousness of violence in our communities. They banned racial profiling and barred judges and expert witnesses in the course of sentencing from using a defendant's race or ethnicity to determine his or her future dangerousness. This later legislative judgment that the offence did not provide a predicate for a finding of dangerousness did not affect the constitutionality of the original sentence. Questions of dangerousness and criminal propensity, and suspicion that the youth fits the profile of juvenile psychopathy, may arise. Each offender was aware she was importing cocaine into Canada and, given the notorious dangerousness of the drug, each must have been aware of the serious wrong committed. After the expiry of the tariff, continued detention depends on elements of dangerousness and risk associated with the objectives of the original sentence [for] murder. When the presumption is not displaced, there is no need for the trial judge to address the issue of whether the vehicle is operable or immovable and/or the issue of dangerousness. There is a popular association between mental illness and dangerousness. The whole point of the shift from dangerousness to risk was the recognition that behaviour is a product of multiple dynamic factors in a complex situation. Eight clients accepted by the team had no index offence, but had been accepted because of considerations such as perceived dangerousness or purported risk at the time of referral. But there's no requirement that the law pull the wool over the public's eyes and hide the person's potential dangerousness. The sober and reasonable man will also be aware of the background to the unlawful act which includes preparatory acts done by the accused as this sets the act in context for the purpose of determining its objective dangerousness. Especially in the current, charged atmosphere, forensic evaluations may increasingly be needed to gauge dangerousness to self and others. There is evidence of continuing dangerousness to the community, and we supplied that evidence to the judge. Time will tell how the Supreme Court balances these competing interests, but the concept of dangerousness is likely to play a significant role in the ultimate decision. It is indisputable that involuntary commitment to a mental hospital after a finding of probable dangerousness to self or others can engender adverse social consequences to the individual. The rights discourse has been shifted to one of dangerousness and risk management, to exclude rather than to punish appropriately. Origin Middle English (in the senses 'arrogant', 'fastidious', and 'difficult to please'): from Old French dangereus, from dangier (see danger). Definition of dangerous in US English: dangerous adjectiveˈdānj(ə)rəsˈdeɪndʒ(ə)rəs 1Able or likely to cause harm or injury. a dangerous animal ice was making the roads dangerous Example sentencesExamples When he was stopped, he said that the police car had been too close behind him and that had been dangerous to him. It's too dangerous to go out anywhere but there's no point anyway because all the shops are closed. She said she thought rubbish could be dangerous to young children as well as animals. The Yugoslavian situation was deemed to be too complicated and too dangerous to resolve by firm action. They say the weather had made it difficult to gain access to the site and scaffolding too dangerous to stand on. In short, land mines are nasty, out-of-date, and dangerous to your own side. The things he says are dangerous to certain members of our community. Experiments that are too dangerous to do in a classroom can be conducted in a virtual setting online. The match was cancelled after both umpires and captains agreed it would be dangerous to play on a dry pitch. He knew that the alternative to his kind of democracy lay with men far more dangerous to the country than he. They are also dangerous to the user, as the weakened barrel can explode if used with live ammunition. The furrows are over an inch deep and it is far too dangerous to play on, it would be very easy for someone to break their leg. First a load of rocks had to be dropped on the drive, turning it from dangerous to pretty much impassable. The conditions he began fighting in 1969 are much worse today and far more dangerous to many more people. It is also more dangerous to travel by train or Tube than by airline. The elderly find it dangerous to cross the road at a pelican crossing or a zebra crossing because of speeding vehicles. Eighteen cabbies have been banned from picking up fares after their vehicles were found to be too dangerous to drive. It is very dangerous to look directly into the sun. It was very dark and the terrain was dangerous so it was decided that it was too dangerous to carry on with the search. It decided, no doubt on good grounds, that these men were far too dangerous to be allowed at liberty. Synonyms menacing, threatening, treacherous 1.1 Likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences. it is dangerous to underestimate an enemy Example sentencesExamples It's very dangerous to use the language of the culture to interpret the gospel. If that were the extent of their meddling that would be bad enough but there have been dark and dangerous consequences. On the question of image, any paternal counsel given may have dangerous consequences. Is it wise or even just, he asks, to expose our children to cultural viruses that are irrational and dangerous? It is at least as important to challenge the dangerous assumptions of their opponents. It is, of course, always dangerous to conclude too much from early evidence. Running away was less dangerous than rebellion, but it was still a hazardous enterprise. How could anyone support this frankly ridiculous criminally dangerous reckless and rash point of view? What can you do to reassure people that voting is not going to be dangerous to them? Vouchers are stigmatised by their opponents as a dangerous idea of the radical right. Both warn of the dangerous consequences of voting in favour of their opponents. It is really dangerous to apply stereotypes on such immensely diverse community. It should be exposed for what it is, which is dangerous delusion at best. In the event of a major flood this could have dangerous consequences for those who live in the surrounding area. Ideas may be dangerous, and may have had bad consequences, but it does not follow that they cannot have good uses. It's always dangerous to speculate on when an incident might or might not occur. What follows exposes the work's innards and the dangerous ideology that informs it. The LibDem leader told the Sunday Herald it would be dangerous to silence opposing points of view. Such methods brand those in power as reckless and dangerous political provocateurs. This is a dangerous dynamic indeed, with very real consequences for people on the receiving end. Synonyms hazardous, perilous, risky, high-risk, fraught with danger, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable, precarious, insecure, exposed, vulnerable, touch-and-go, chancy, tricky, treacherous Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘arrogant’, ‘fastidious’, and ‘difficult to please’): from Old French dangereus, from dangier (see danger).
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