n (1)风(危)险((instance of the) possibility of suffering harm or loss;danger)[C，U][N(of)]：a high degree of～风险大;undertake/face the～s 承担/面临风险;avoid/eliminate/lessen/multiply/underestimate the～of fire 避免/排除/减少/增加/低估了火灾的危险;There is a great～that this rain may cause floods. 这场雨有引起洪水的危险。There are some/not many/no～s. 有一些/没有许多/没有危险。〖同〗danger，hazard;

(2)(某种)保险;保险金(率，对象)(particular danger against which one insures;person or thing for an insurance company to insure)[C]：fire/war～火险/战争险;insure a house for all～s 为一所房子保所有的险种;Joe is a poor/good/safe～. 乔是个风险大的/风险小的/风险小的保险户。an all-～s policy 一张全险保单;〖同〗venture，uncertainty;

at one's own risk 自担风险，出了危险自己负责：Cars may be parked here at their owners'～. 此处停车，后果自负。

at risk 有危险：A child alone at home is at～. 孩子独自在家是危险的。

at the risk of 冒……的危险：I'll say what I think，even at the～of offending people. 即使得罪人，我也要把我的想法说出来。

at risk to (prep)冒对……的危险;He saved the boy from drowning at～to his own life. 他冒着生命危险把溺水男孩救上来。

take/run risks/a risk 冒险：Why run this～? 为什么要冒这个险? You're taking a big～driving so fast. 开那么快的车，你是在玩命。

take/run the risk of 冒……的危险：He is not willing to run the～of losing money. 他不愿冒失去钱财的风险。

→′risky adj 危险的，有风险的;′riskily adv 有危(风)险地;′riskiness n 危(风)险;

vt (1)使……遭受危险(put sb or sth in a dangerous position)[T+n]：～one's life for one's friend 为了朋友冒生命的危险; ～one's health in trying to save a child 冒着损害自己健康的危险设法抢救那个孩子;～all one's money at cards/on betting on that horse 冒险拿自己所有的钱赌牌/押在那匹马上;～one's neck 冒生命之险;〖同〗expose;

(2)冒……的险(act in spite of the possibility of (injury or loss))[T+n，T+ing]：～failure/an accident 冒着失败/出事故的风险;～death to save one's friend 冒死去救朋友;～a conflict with sb与某人发生冲突也在所不惜;～sb's anger 不怕某人生气;～losing everything/missing that train/getting a cold 不怕失去一切/赶不上火车/感冒;〖同〗chance，hazard