imperil
英 [ɪmˈperəl]
美 [ɪmˈperəl]
v. 使陷于危险; 危及
过去分词：imperilled 现在分词：imperilling 第三人称单数：imperils 过去式：imperiled
BNC.23601 / COCA.17494
同义词辨析
endangerimperilthreaten【导航词义：危及】
endangerv. 危及，危害
〔辨析〕
指使人或事物遭受危险、破坏等。
〔例证〕
Smoking endangers your health.
吸烟有害健康。
A war would endanger millions of lives.
战争会危及无数人的生命。
吸烟有害健康。
A war would endanger millions of lives.
战争会危及无数人的生命。
imperilv. 〈正式〉使陷于危险中，危及
〔辨析〕
可与 endanger 换用，但更强调未来的危险。
〔例证〕
The security of the nation was imperiled/endangered.
该国的安全受到威胁。
The flood imperiled/endangered the villagers' lives.
洪水危及到村民的生命。
该国的安全受到威胁。
The flood imperiled/endangered the villagers' lives.
洪水危及到村民的生命。
threatenv. 危及，威胁到
〔辨析〕
指对人或事物构成威胁。
〔例证〕
Pollution is threatening marine life.
污染正危及海洋生物。
This scandal threatens to ruin his chances in the election.
这桩丑闻威胁到他的竞选前途。
污染正危及海洋生物。
This scandal threatens to ruin his chances in the election.
这桩丑闻威胁到他的竞选前途。
牛津词典
verb
- 使陷于危险；危及
to put sth/sb in danger
柯林斯词典
- VERB 使陷于危险;危及
Something thatimperilsyou puts you in danger.- You imperilled the lives of other road users by your driving.
你的驾驶危及了其他路人的生命安全。
- You imperilled the lives of other road users by your driving.
in AM, use 美国英语用 imperiling, imperiled
英英释义
verb
- pose a threat to
- The pollution is endangering the crops
双语例句
- All this, it is feared, will dent the profits of big oil and mining firms, stoke inflation and imperil the West's access to resources that it needs just as much as China does.
这一切会动摇大石油和采矿公司的利润，他们担心这样会继续助燃通货膨胀并且危及拥有同样资源需求的西方国家获取资源。 - The rule of the qualification of taking the Imperil Examination is the provision that the ruling class first select the talents they need.
科举应试资格政策是统治者对初次筛选其所需人才的一种规定。 - This could further imperil Mr Obama's revenue projections, if the rich people he is relying on to pay virtually all his bills end up a lot less rich than they were.
然而事实上奥巴马正依赖富人支付他的账单，如果那些富人的财富最终缩水的话，可能会进一步危及他的收益预计。 - A more significant, though mistaken, argument is that the higher costs imperil the economy.
一个更重要（尽管是错误）的论点是，银行成本增加将危害经济。 - Pawnbrokers do not make credit checks, and using them does not imperil credit ratings.
典当行不需要信用调查，也不会损害当户的信用记录。 - We must do nothing to imperil our good name.
我们不能做任何有损我们名誉的事情。 - You imperilled the lives of other road users by your driving.
你的驾驶危及了其他路人的生命安全。 - It is an iron-clad rule of the contemporary business landscape: invest in China or imperil your future growth.
当代生意场上有一条铁律：去中国投资，否则就会危及未来的发展。 - The survival frequency is still low, it seriously imperil the health and the livings of the People.
胃癌的生存率很低，严重危害人的生活和健康。 - Illegally directing or ordering any worker to conduct dangerous operations that may imperil the worker's personal safety;
违章指挥或者强令冒险作业危及劳动者人身安全的；