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
- The direct reason that earthquake imperil people's life and property is to cause to collapse of house.
地震危及人们生命和财产安全直接原因就是造成人们居住房屋的倒塌。 - Opponents of the current measure, including Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, say it lowers safety standards and could imperil patients.
现行措施的反对者，包括尤他州共和党参议员奥伦・海契（OrrinHatch），认为这些措施降低了安全标准并可能因此而危及病人。 - 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。 - Insect-borne diseases imperil humans and animals, and there are many mosquito-borne diseases with complicated manifestations.
虫媒病严重危害人类健康，蚊媒病毒性疾病种类多，临床表现复杂且不典型。 - 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； - Concerns are now being voiced that a faltering of the Chinese economy will imperil the global recovery.
外国经济学家开始担心中国经济增长乏力将危及全球复苏。 - 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。 - A victory for Allende would imperil our interests in the western hemisphere.
阿连德一旦获胜，就将危及我们在西半球的利益。 - I will not imperil my soul. I will uphold the justice of the Church.
我不愿使我的灵魂受到玷污，我要维护教会法律的公正。 - Business groups have argued that imposing the stricter pollution limits now would imperil growth.
而商界人士则辩解道，现在强制严控污染将会危及经济增长。