| 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 FAMILYperil: 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 hazardany condition of a job that can result in illness or injury sword of Damoclesa constant and imminent peril biohazardhazard 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 crapshoota risky and uncertain venture gamblea risky act or venture long shota venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards raiseincreasing 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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