peril 音标拼音: [p'ɛrəl]
n . 危险,冒险
vt . 置…于险境,冒险
危险,冒险置…于险境,冒险
peril n 1 :
a source of danger ;
a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune ; "
drinking alcohol is a health hazard " [
synonym :
{
hazard }, {
jeopardy }, {
peril }, {
risk }, {
endangerment }]
2 :
a state of danger involving risk [
synonym : {
riskiness }, {
peril }]
3 :
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury ; "
he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime ";
"
there was a danger he would do the wrong thing " [
synonym :
{
risk }, {
peril }, {
danger }]
v 1 :
pose a threat to ;
present a danger to ; "
The pollution is endangering the crops " [
synonym : {
endanger }, {
jeopardize },
{
jeopardise }, {
menace }, {
threaten }, {
imperil }, {
peril }]
2 :
put in a dangerous ,
disadvantageous ,
or difficult position [
synonym : {
queer }, {
expose }, {
scupper }, {
endanger }, {
peril }]
Peril \
Per "
il \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Periled }
or {
Perilled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Periling }
or {
Perilling }.]
To expose to danger ;
to hazard ;
to risk ;
as ,
to peril one '
s life .
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1913 Webster ]
Peril \
Per "
il \,
n . [
F .
p ['
e ]
ril ,
fr .
L .
periculum ,
periclum ,
akin to peritus experienced ,
skilled ,
and E .
fare .
See {
Fare },
and cf . {
Experience }.]
Danger ;
risk ;
hazard ;
jeopardy ;
exposure of person or property to injury ,
loss ,
or destruction .
[
1913 Webster ]
In perils of waters ,
in perils of robbers . --
2 Cor .
xi .
26 .
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1913 Webster ]
Adventure hard With peril great achieved . --
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
{
At one '
s peril },
or {
On one '
s peril },
with risk or danger to one ;
at the hazard of . "
On thy soul '
s peril ." --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Hazard ;
risk ;
jeopardy .
See {
Danger }.
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1913 Webster ]
Peril \
Per "
il \,
v .
i .
To be in danger . [
Obs .] --
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
75 Moby Thesaurus words for "
peril ":
breakers ahead ,
cardhouse ,
cause for alarm ,
compromise ,
crisis ,
danger ,
dangerous ground ,
desultoriness ,
emergency ,
encounter danger ,
endanger ,
endangerment ,
expose ,
exposure ,
gamble ,
gamble with ,
gaping chasm ,
gathering clouds ,
hazard ,
house of cards ,
imperil ,
imperilment ,
incur danger ,
infirmity ,
insecurity ,
insolidity ,
instability ,
insubstantiality ,
jeopard ,
jeopardize ,
jeopardy ,
lay open ,
liability ,
menace ,
openness ,
pass ,
perilousness ,
pinch ,
plight ,
precariousness ,
predicament ,
put in danger ,
put in jeopardy ,
quicksand ,
risk ,
riskiness ,
rocks ahead ,
shakiness ,
shiftiness ,
shiftingness ,
slipperiness ,
speculativeness ,
storm clouds ,
strait ,
subjection ,
susceptibility ,
thin ice ,
threat ,
ticklishness ,
treacherousness ,
treachery ,
unauthenticity ,
unauthoritativeness ,
uncertainty ,
undependability ,
unfaithworthiness ,
unreliability ,
unsolidity ,
unsoundness ,
unsteadfastness ,
unsteadiness ,
unsubstantiality ,
unsureness ,
untrustworthiness ,
vulnerability
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