音标:[risk] ; 柯林斯词典等级:4 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 冒险, 危险, 保险额
vt. 冒...的危险, 冒险干
n. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
n. the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
n. the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
v. expose to a chance of loss or damage
词型变化:名词复数形式 : risks ; 现在分词 : risking ; 过去式 : risked ; 第三人称单数 : risks ; 过去分词 : risked
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词性分布:
名词86%
动词14%

risk的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He saved my life at the risk of his own.他冒着自己的生命危险救了我的命。
  2. Investors in Central Asia have to face political risk.在中亚,投资者还得面临政治风险。
  3. Loans to farmers are now considered to be a bad risk.贷款给农民现在被认为要承受糟糕的投资报酬风险。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. If you don't warm up before taking exercise, you risk injuring yourself.假如运动前不做准备活动,你就有受伤的危险。
  2. The investor is not willing to risk the money in any investment.投资者不愿承受将这笔钱用于投资的风险。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. You are taking a big risk driving so fast.你开车这样快是在冒很大危险。
  2. He knew this secret represent a security risk.他知道这个秘密会对安全造成危险。
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. He is not willing to risk a single soldier.他不愿使任何一个战士遭受危险。
  2. Don't risk your health.不要拿你的健康冒险。
  3. Her husband was risking his life, so she was absolutely convinced.她的丈夫冒着生命危险,因此她绝对信服。
  4. The brave soldier risked his life to save the child.这个勇敢的战士冒着生命危险去救那个孩子。
  5. This man would rather risk anything than lose the ring.这个人宁愿冒任何危险,也不愿丢失这个戒指。
  6. He risked $50 on the horse race and lost it all.他下了50美元的赛马赌注,全输光了。
  7. Don't risk your money at cards.不要玩牌赌钱。
S+~+ v -ing
  1. Don't risk being late.不要冒迟到的危险。
  2. They were willing to risk losing their jobs.他们甘愿冒丢失工作的危险。
  3. They were unwilling to risk bombing their own troops.他们不愿冒炸伤自己队伍的风险。
  4. If you have an expensive rug, don't risk washing it yourself.如果你有一张很贵的厚毛毯,别冒险洗它。
  5. He risked losing everything this time to regain what he had lost in the gambling.为了赢回在赌博中失去的东西,他孤注一掷。
  6. The boatman was willing to risk ferrying them across.船夫愿冒险渡他们过江。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
at one's own risk
    自担风险agreeing to make no claims for any loss, injury, etc.
at risk
    有危险threatened by the possibility of loss, failure, etc.; in danger
at risk to
    冒失去…的危险with the possibility of losing or injuring sb/sth
at the risk of
    冒可能…的危险with the possibility of (doing sth)
run the risk of
    冒自身危险做某事do sth that exposes one to a danger, possibility, etc.
take risks
    冒险做可能失败的事do sth that involves the possibility of failure etc.
用作动词(v.)
risk it
    冒险试试 place in danger to take the chance of

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • assume the risk of承担…的风险
  • run a risk冒危险
形容词+~
  • low risk小风险
  • appalling risk可怕的危险
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • risk one's anger不顾触怒某人
  • risk $50下了50美元赌注
  • risk one's health拿健康冒险
  • risk one's life冒着生命危险
  • risk one's money赌钱
  • risk a single soldier使一个战士遭受危险
~+副词
  • risk considerably相当冒险
  • risk needlessly没必要冒险
  • risk rashly轻率地冒险

经典引文

  • There would be great risk of lamentable change in the character of our public men.

    出自:Ld Macaulay
  • I notice that you always avoid risk But a full life involves risk.

    出自:P. Lomas
  • Those Galicians risked their lives to save him.

    出自:C. S. Forester
  • I never bet, and I wouldn't have risked money on that.

    出自:R. Davies
  • Unconstrained rivalry could risk everything..in a nuclear holocaust.

    出自:H. Kissinger
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