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
- 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。 - 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； - 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。 - The direct reason that earthquake imperil people's life and property is to cause to collapse of house.
地震危及人们生命和财产安全直接原因就是造成人们居住房屋的倒塌。 - 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。 - Some News Corp executives are concerned the China campaign could be gaining ground among members of the Bancroft family and may imperil their bid.
新闻集团的一些高管担心，围绕中国因素所做的文章，可能正对班克罗夫特家族成员产生作用，并可能危及新闻集团的收购。 - 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。 - 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； - 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。 - 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。