endanger
英 [ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r)]
美 [ɪnˈdeɪndʒər]
v. 使遭危险; 危及; 危害
现在分词：endangering 过去分词：endangered 第三人称单数：endangers 过去式：endangered
Collins.2 / BNC.8498 / COCA.7141
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
- 使遭危险；危及；危害
to put sb/sth in a situation in which they could be harmed or damaged- The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes.
我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。 - That one mistake seriously endangered the future of the company.
那一个失误就严重地危及了公司的未来。 - The sea turtle is an endangered species (= it may soon no longer exist) .
海龟是濒危物种。
- The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 使遭遇危险；危及;危害
Toendangersomething or someone means to put them in a situation where they might be harmed or destroyed completely.- The debate could endanger the proposed peace talks.
这一争论可能会危及提议进行的和平谈判。 - ...endangered species such as lynx and wolf.
猞猁、狼等濒危物种
- The debate could endanger the proposed peace talks.
英英释义
verb
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- pose a threat to
- The pollution is endangering the crops
双语例句
- Toxic waste could endanger lives and poison fish.
有毒废物可能危及生命，毒死鱼类。 - Natural disasters endanger creatures.
自然灾害危害生物。 - We must be careful not to do anything that might endanger the economic recovery.
我们必须小心谨慎，不要做任何危害经济恢复的事。 - Any department and individual can't utilize the computer network to endanger company's security, reveal company's secret, can't infringe interests of the company and the worker's legitimate rights and interests.
任何部门和个人不得利用计算机网络危害公司安全、泄露公司秘密，不得侵犯公司的利益和职工的合法权益。 - You endanger everyone who's entrusted you with their lives.
就是危及了所有把生命托付于你的人们。 - Do not do things that you know might endanger your life, health or self-image.
但是不要做可能危及到生命、健康或自我形象的事情。 - Will it enhance or endanger global security?
它是会增强还是会威胁到全球的安全？ - Smoking can endanger your health.
吸烟危及你的健康。 - It is illegal and could endanger other people's lives.
这是非法的，可能会危及他人的生命。 - This could endanger our position as a company.
这可能会危及我们公司的地位。