per·il
noun/ˈperəl/
/ˈperəl/
(formal or literary)Idioms - [uncountable] serious danger
严重危险 - in peril The country's economy is now in grave peril.
现在，这个国家的经济陷入了严重危机。 - The heroine finds herself in mortal peril.
女主角发现自己有生命危险。 - She seemed blissfully unaware of the peril she was in.
她似乎幸福地没有意识到自己正处于危险之中。 - They warned that his life was in imminent peril.
他们警告说，他的生命面临迫在眉睫的危险。 - peril of doing something We face the immediate peril of being bought out by another company.
我们目前面临被另一家公司收购的危险。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- dire
- grave
- …
- be in
- put something in
- peril of
- at your peril
- in peril The country's economy is now in grave peril.
- [countable, usually plural] peril (of something) the fact of something being dangerous or harmful
祸害；险情 - She gave a warning about the perils of drug abuse.
她对滥用药物的危险发出警告。
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerc2- a campaign illustrating the perils of drug abuse
宣传滥用药物之险的活动 - the great perils facing the environment
环境面临的巨大危险 - the perils posed by global warming
全球变暖带来的危险
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- immediate
- potential
- …
- face
- pose
- highlight
- …
- face something
- She gave a warning about the perils of drug abuse.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin peric(u)lum ‘danger’, from the base of experiri ‘to try’.
Idioms
do something at your (own) peril
- used to warn somebody that if they do something, it may be dangerous or cause them problems
（警告对方）自冒风险 - Teachers ignore the importance of these results at their peril.
教师若忽视这些结果的重要性，就会面临危险。 - Ignore these warnings at your peril.
无视警告者风险自负。
- Teachers ignore the importance of these results at their peril.