jeopardy

英 [ˈdʒepədi]

美 [ˈdʒepərdi]

n.  危险

复数：jeopardies　

TOEFLGRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.11530 / COCA.8398

习惯用语

n.

in jeopardy
• 处于危险境地；受到威胁
  in a dangerous position or situation and likely to be lost or harmed

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 处于危险境地；受到威胁
  If someone or something isin jeopardy, they are in a dangerous situation where they might fail, be lost, or be destroyed.
  1. A series of setbacks have put the whole project in jeopardy.
     一系列的挫折使整个项目面临失败。

英英释义

noun

• a source of danger
  1. drinking alcohol is a health hazard
  Synonym:hazardperilriskendangerment

双语例句

• You put everyone's life in jeopardy.
  你把每个人都陷入危险的境地。
• The disease is spreading, and all the citizens are at risk. Their lives were put in jeopardy.
  疾病在传播，所有居民都有感染的危险。他们的生命处於危险中。
• His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.
  他的愚蠢行为可能会危及他的整个前程。
• I may have been nine when I began to worry about the absurdity of heaven and eternal life, and about the jeopardy that I was incurring by those evil doubts.
  大约在我9岁的时候，我开始担忧天堂和永生的荒谬性，也担忧这些不敬的怀疑给我带来的危险。
• I see a cop in jeopardy, he's on his own.
  如果我看见警察有危险，那就得靠他自己了。
• I put my entire career in jeopardy.
  我的整个事业生涯打了个赌。
• This kind of ethnic rivalry is clearly a serious issue that is placing economic growth and development in jeopardy.
  这种种族的敌对状态显然是一个严肃的问题，使经济的增长与发展处于危险的境地。
• Why wouid you do this? You put us all in jeopardy.
  你为什么要这样做，你把我们都置于危险中。
• Except I think you've replaced jeopardy with certain death.
  除了我想你把危险替换成了某种死亡。
• The security of this entire universe is in jeopardy!
  整个宇宙安全都处在危险当中。