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
- Natural disasters endanger creatures.
自然灾害危害生物。 - These kinds of criminal acts that endanger state security are punishable in any country.
这类危害国家安全的犯罪行为，在任何一个国家，都是要受到惩罚的。 - Drunk-drinking can not only cause traffic accidents, but also endanger the pedestrians.
酒后驾车不仅会造成交通事故，而且会危害到行人的生命。 - AIDS has been seriously endanger people's health, and has become a major public health problem and social problems.
艾滋病已经严重危害人民群众身体健康，成为我国当前重大公共卫生问题和社会问题。 - You will endanger your health if you smoke.
你如果吸烟，就会危及健康。 - The heart attacks may directly endanger the patient lives.
心脏病的发作有可能直接危及患者的生命安全。 - 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。 - Hegemonism and power politics continue to exist and endanger world peace and development.
霸权主义和强权政治仍在继续，危及世界的和平与发展。 - This could endanger our position as a company.
这可能会危及我们公司的地位。 - They claimed that the herbicides would not endanger human life.
他们声称这些除草剂不会危及人的生命。