n 危险(thing that is likely to cause harm)[C][N (to)]：(wet weather) be a～to health(潮湿的气候)对健康有危害;(icy roads)be a～to motorists(结冰的公路)对摩托车驾驶有危险;a natural/major/potential～自然/主要/潜在的危险;the～s of mountain-climbing/mountaineering/canoeing 爬山/登山运动/划独木舟的危险;The car had its～warning lights on. 汽车的危险警示灯亮着。〖同〗danger，risk;〖反〗safety;

vt (1)使遭危险(冒风险)(risk (sth，one's life，etc) by doing sth dangerous)[T+n]：～all one's money/savings in the attempt to save the business/in making the investment 冒着风险拿出自己所有的钱试图挽救这个企业/积蓄去投资;～a dollar on the bingo game 在玩纸牌游戏中冒险赌一美元;～one's life for the success of the mission/to save the child 冒着生命危险使这次使命成功/去救那个孩子;～one's reputation by supporting the crook 冒着名誉受损的危险支持这个无赖;〖反〗protect;

(2)冒险提出(put forward a guess，etc which one knows may be wrong)[T+n]：～a guess/a remark 冒险提出一种猜想/评论;〖同〗venture;

→′hazardous adj 危(冒)险的;′hazardously adv 危(冒)险地;

【辨异】hazard与danger和peril的区别见DANGER。