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
- Eliminating ill weeds But one should as little imperil oneself by an evil companion as pay honor to another at the cost of one's own credit.
消灭危害性大的杂草一个糟糕的伙伴给我们带来的危害，不见得就比牺牲自己的荣誉而给他人增光的危害更大。 - 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。 - Imperil one's life to save sB
冒生命的危险去救某人 - 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。 - Oil spills devastate the natural environment, endanger public health, imperil drinking water and disrupt the economy.
石油泄漏破坏自然环境，危害公众健康，污染饮用水且扰乱经济。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - At the same time, today, the actions, and inaction, of human beings imperil not only life on the planet, but the very life of the planet.
同时今天人类所为及不为，不仅危害到这个星球上的生命，也危害到其寿命。