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
- 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。 - By contrast, the Conservatives want to get going this year since they fear that delay could imperil Britain's credit rating and thus push up interest rates.
相比之下，保守党希望今年就开始，因为他们害怕拖延会危机英国的信用评级进而推高利率。 - Moreover, filming activities shall not imperil the ecological environment and landscape of nature reserve, and the impact of activity plan to environment should be given sufficient consideration;
而且影视拍摄活动不得破坏自然保护区的生态环境和景观，活动方案应充分考虑对环境的影响； - 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。 - 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； - Attacks on network increase rapidly in the recent years and imperil the security of network.
近年来针对网络的攻击呈快速增长之势，严重威胁着网络的安全。 - 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。 - 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。 - Though they are equally attached to maintaining rapid growth, their primary concern is to preserve social stability, not to accelerate structural upheavals that could imperil it.
尽管他们同样重视保持经济快速增长，但首要之务则是保持社会稳定，而非推动可能影响稳定的结构改革。 - Imperil one's life to save sB
冒生命的危险去救某人