首页英语词典perilperil英英释意

peril

英['perɪl;-r(ə)l] 美['pɛrəl]
  • n. 危险;冒险
  • vt. 危及;置…于险境

英英释意


1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune;
"drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
2. a state of danger involving risk
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"