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单词 dangerously
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Definition of dangerously in English:

dangerously

adverb ˈdeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)rəsliˈdeɪndʒ(ə)rəsli
  • 1In a way that is able or likely to cause harm or injury.

    he admitted driving dangerously
    as submodifier during the night Mary was taken dangerously ill
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nationally, nearly one in five adults are dangerously overweight.
    • Jurors ruled the officer acted illegally, recklessly, and dangerously in shoving Mr Jackson to the ground.
    • He was dangerously thin, and was said to be suffering from serious medical problems.
    • The Taj Mahal is in danger of losing its minarets, as the falling level of the nearby river causes them to tilt dangerously.
    • Initial reports suggested the ferry, which had recently returned to sea after repairs, was dangerously overcrowded.
    • Mr Smith drove into one of the potholes because it was too large to avoid without swerving dangerously.
    • The government says major rivers are dangerously polluted.
    • The soldiers entered the dangerously unstable building to search for victims trapped under the rubble.
    • Concrete awnings from parts of the roof dangled dangerously, occasionally crashing to the ground.
    • He has denied that coach drivers are parking dangerously or illegally at the cliffs.
    1. 1.1 In a way that is likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences.
      as submodifier stocks have been depleted to dangerously low levels
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But the country's economy, which expanded rapidly in the mid-1990s, has slowed dangerously in recent years.
      • The first act comes dangerously close to becoming another routine police movie.
      • By ignoring legitimate problems like these, U.S. trade policy is falling dangerously out of step with economic reality.
      • Although veering dangerously towards exaggeration, one has to admit: the man may have had a point.
      • A couple of isolated scenes reach emotional peaks, straying dangerously into melodrama.
      • Fiona's mother kept a kindly eye on her daughter while at the same time flirting dangerously with the landlord.
      • This view turned out to be dangerously naive.
      • In later life he admitted to having lived dangerously as a politician.
      • The idea of taxing wealth is dangerously seductive, even to some on the Right.
      • At best, the archbishop is dangerously misguided in his attempt to assert a tolerant liberalism.
 
 

Definition of dangerously in US English:

dangerously

adverbˈdeɪndʒ(ə)rəsliˈdānj(ə)rəslē
  • 1In a way that is able or likely to cause harm or injury.

    he admitted driving dangerously
    as submodifier during the night Mary was taken dangerously ill
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was dangerously thin, and was said to be suffering from serious medical problems.
    • Initial reports suggested the ferry, which had recently returned to sea after repairs, was dangerously overcrowded.
    • Jurors ruled the officer acted illegally, recklessly, and dangerously in shoving Mr Jackson to the ground.
    • The government says major rivers are dangerously polluted.
    • The Taj Mahal is in danger of losing its minarets, as the falling level of the nearby river causes them to tilt dangerously.
    • He has denied that coach drivers are parking dangerously or illegally at the cliffs.
    • Mr Smith drove into one of the potholes because it was too large to avoid without swerving dangerously.
    • Nationally, nearly one in five adults are dangerously overweight.
    • The soldiers entered the dangerously unstable building to search for victims trapped under the rubble.
    • Concrete awnings from parts of the roof dangled dangerously, occasionally crashing to the ground.
    1. 1.1 In a way that is likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences.
      as submodifier stocks have been depleted to dangerously low levels
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In later life he admitted to having lived dangerously as a politician.
      • At best, the archbishop is dangerously misguided in his attempt to assert a tolerant liberalism.
      • But the country's economy, which expanded rapidly in the mid-1990s, has slowed dangerously in recent years.
      • Fiona's mother kept a kindly eye on her daughter while at the same time flirting dangerously with the landlord.
      • The first act comes dangerously close to becoming another routine police movie.
      • By ignoring legitimate problems like these, U.S. trade policy is falling dangerously out of step with economic reality.
      • This view turned out to be dangerously naive.
      • A couple of isolated scenes reach emotional peaks, straying dangerously into melodrama.
      • Although veering dangerously towards exaggeration, one has to admit: the man may have had a point.
      • The idea of taxing wealth is dangerously seductive, even to some on the Right.
 
 
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