risk
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/rɪsk/
/rɪsk/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] the possibility of something bad happening at some time in the future; a situation that could be dangerous or have a bad result
危险；风险 - The health risks are very low.
健康风险很低。 - risk of something a high risk of failure
失败的高风险 - a serious/significant risk of something
某事的严重/重大风险 - The study found a slightly increased risk of cancer in this group.
这项研究发现在这一群体中患癌症的风险略有增加。 - Steps have been taken to reduce the risk of any trouble.
已采取措施降低出现任何问题的风险。 - Use filters or boil water to minimize the risk of infection.
使用过滤器或煮沸水以尽量减少感染风险。 - risk of doing something Smoking can increase the risk of developing heart disease.
吸烟会增加得心脏病的危险。 - risk (that)… There is still a risk that the whole deal will fall through.
整桩买卖化为泡影的风险仍然存在。 - risk to somebody/something The chemicals pose little risk (= are not dangerous) to human health.
这些化学制品对人类健康没有什么危害。 - a calculated risk (= one that you think is small compared with the possible benefits)
值得承担的风险 - Trying new things can be a gamble, but it's worth the risk.
尝试新事物可能是一场赌博，但值得冒险。 - Patients should be made aware of the risks involved with this treatment.
应该告诉病人这种治疗所涉及的风险。 - Make sure you understand the risks and benefits.
确保您了解风险和收益。 - Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for this disease.
吸烟是这种疾病的一个危险因素。
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerb1- The benefits outweigh the risks.
利益大于风险。 - You have to weigh risks and benefits.
你得衡量风险与收益。 - Any business venture contains an element of risk.
任何商业活动都包含风险因素。 - Consider your own risk tolerance. How many chances are you willing to take?
想想你自己的风险承受能力。你愿意冒多大的风险？ - Farmers invest in irrigation to manage risk in drought years.
农民们在灌溉上进行投资，以便能在旱灾之年应对风险。 - Miners are a high risk group for certain types of gastric cancer.
矿工是极易患某几种胃癌的高风险人群。 - Smoking doubles the risk of having a stroke.
抽烟使中风的风险加倍。 - Standards of hygiene have fallen with all the attendant risks of disease.
因为疾病的所有附带风险，卫生水平降低了。 - The directors will have to assess our credit risk.
董事们会评估我们的信用风险。 - The lawyers are assuming all the financial risk.
律师们承担所有的金融风险。 - The operation carries an element of risk.
这个手术有点儿风险。 - The perceived risk is far greater than reality.
感受到的风险远比现实中的大。 - There are considerable risks inherent in the policy.
这一保单本身就有相当大的风险。 - These funds spread the risk among different countries.
这些基金将风险分散于不同的国家。 - Young male drivers are a higher risk category compared to mature ladies and even women of the same age.
较之于成熟女性甚至同龄女性，年轻男性司机风险更高。 - a big jump in the risk premium on corporate bonds
公司债券风险溢价的大幅跳升 - a higher risk of stomach cancer
更高的患胃癌的风险 - a reduced risk for heart disease
患心脏病的风险降低 - a risk from contaminated water
水质污染造成的危险 - efforts to persuade the public to reduce risk behaviour
努力说服公众减少危险行为 - investors' assessments of overall risk levels
投资者对整体风险水平的评估 - its judgment of what constitutes an acceptable risk
它对于什么是可接受的冒险的判断 - the strategies of risk avoidance that people practice in their everyday lives
人们日常生活中使用的风险规避策略 - Thankfully the risk paid off.
值得庆幸的是，冒险行动成功了。 - The rewards may well justify the risks.
回报将充分证明冒险是划得来的。 - Companies can mitigate the risks of losing valuable data.
公司能够降低重要数据丢失的风险。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- enormous
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- run
- take
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- outweigh something
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- factor
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- at risk
- at risk from
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- at your own risk
- an increase in risk
- a reduction in risk
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- The health risks are very low.
- [countable] a person or thing that is likely to cause problems or danger at some time in the future
危险人物；会带来风险的事物 - Those old boxes in the corridor are a fire risk.
走廊里的那些旧箱子有失火的危险。 - a safety/health risk
安全／健康风险 - risk to something/somebody The group was considered to be a risk to national security.
这伙人被认为是威胁国家安全的危险分子。 - Pollutants in the river pose a real risk to the fish.
河里的污染物对鱼类构成了真正威胁。
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerb1- Tuberculosis threatens to become a major health risk worldwide.
结核病恐怕会成为威胁全球的一大健康隐患。 - Sending cash in the post is a bit of a risk.
邮寄现金是有一定风险的。 - Gloss paint can burn strongly and pose a fire risk.
有光涂料易猛烈燃烧, 有引起火灾的危险。 - solutions to address security risks more effectively
更有效地应对安全风险的方案 - a major risk to livestock
对家畜的主要危害 - They try to identify every possible risk.
他们试图确定每个可能存在的风险。 - He is no longer considered a security risk in the State of California.
他不再被认为是危及加州安全的危险分子。 - The prisoner was being closely monitored because he was judged to be a suicide risk.
该囚犯因被判定有自杀风险而受到密切监视。 - His lawyer argued that he was not a flight risk.
他的律师争辨说他并不具有潜逃风险。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- enormous
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- element
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- face
- run
- take
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- outweigh something
- group
- factor
- assessment
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- at risk
- at risk from
- at risk of
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- at your own risk
- an increase in risk
- a reduction in risk
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- Those old boxes in the corridor are a fire risk.
- [countable] a good/bad/poor risk a person or business that a bank or an insurance company is willing/unwilling to lend money or sell insurance to because they are likely/unlikely to pay back the money, etc.
（风险很小／很大的）借款人，保险对象 - With five previous claims, he's now a bad insurance risk.
由于已有了五次索赔要求，他现在是一位风险很大的被保险人。 - He's a good insurance risk.
他是个风险很小的保险对象。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- enormous
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- degree
- level
- element
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- face
- run
- take
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- outweigh something
- group
- factor
- assessment
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- at risk
- at risk from
- at risk of
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- at your own risk
- an increase in risk
- a reduction in risk
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see also high-risk, low-risk - With five previous claims, he's now a bad insurance risk.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French risque (noun), risquer (verb), from Italian risco ‘danger’ and rischiare ‘run into danger’.
Idioms
at risk
- in danger of something unpleasant or harmful happening
有危险；冒风险 - As with all diseases, certain groups will be more at risk than others.
所有的疾病都是如此，一些群体比另一些群体更容易受到威胁。 - If we go to war, innocent lives will be put at risk.
如果我们发动战争，无辜的生命就会受到威胁。 - at risk of (doing) something Journalists in the zone are at serious risk of being kidnapped.
该地区的记者有被绑架的严重危险。 - at risk from (doing) something Adults were also at risk from epidemics.
成年人也面临流行病的风险。
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerb1- Children are at greater risk for these diseases.
孩子患这些疾病的风险更大。 - They do their patriotic duty at great personal risk.
他们冒着很大的个人风险尽爱国之责。
- As with all diseases, certain groups will be more at risk than others.
Wordfinder
- actuary
- annuity
- cover
- excess
- insurance
- no-claims bonus
- policy
- premium
- risk
- underwrite
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- credit
- debt
- deposit
- interest
- lend
- loan
- money
- mortgage
- overdraft
- risk
at the risk of doing something
- used to introduce something that may sound stupid or may offend somebody
（用以引出可能听上去愚蠢或冒犯人的话）冒着…的风险 - At the risk of showing my ignorance, how exactly does the internet work?
也许我难免显得无知，可互联网到底是怎么运作的呢？
- At the risk of showing my ignorance, how exactly does the internet work?
at risk to yourself/somebody/something
- with the possibility of harming yourself/somebody/something
冒伤及…的危险 - He dived in to save the dog at considerable risk to his own life.
他冒着相当大的生命危险跳到水里去救那只狗。 - He saved the child at considerable risk to himself.
他自己冒着相当大的生命危险救了那个孩子。
- He dived in to save the dog at considerable risk to his own life.
do something at your own risk
- to do something even though you have been warned about the possible dangers and will have to take responsibility for anything bad that happens
自担风险；责任自负 - Persons swimming beyond this point do so at their own risk (= on a notice).
游泳者越过此界线后果自负。 - Valuables are left at their owner's risk (= on a notice).
贵重物品须看管，否则风险自负。 - The building is unsafe—enter at your own risk.
此建筑不安全，进入者后果自负。
- Persons swimming beyond this point do so at their own risk (= on a notice).
run a/the risk (of something/of doing something) | run risks
- to be or put yourself in a situation in which something bad could happen to you
冒…的危险；冒险（做某事） - People who are overweight run a risk of a heart attack or stroke.
超重的人有犯心脏病和中风的危险。 - We don't want to run the risk of losing their business.
我们不想冒险失去他们的生意。 - Investment is all about running risks.
投资就是要冒风险。
Extra Examples- If you don't revise, you run the risk of failing.
你不复习，就可能不及格。 - They run great political risks by opposing him.
他们冒着很大的政治风险反对他。
- People who are overweight run a risk of a heart attack or stroke.
take a risk | take risks
- to do something even though you know that something bad could happen as a result
冒险（做某事） - That's a risk I'm not prepared to take.
我不愿意去冒这个险。 - You have no right to take risks with other people's lives.
你没有权利拿别人的生命去冒险。
Extra Examples- It was so close, he decided to take a calculated risk.
距离如此之近，他决定冒一次经过计算的风险。 - I take calculated risks but never gamble.
我会冒值得承担的风险，但从不孤注一掷。 - I was taking a big risk in lending her the money.
我借钱给她是冒很大的风险的。 - I'm not prepared to take risks—I want the equipment thoroughly checked.
我不愿意冒险，设备必须彻底地检查。 - She knew she had taken an enormous risk in going to see Helen.
她知道她去见海伦是冒了巨大的风险。 - Sometimes leaders need to be prepared to take risks.
有时领导者需要做好承担风险的准备。 - He knew he was taking a big risk by going skiing.
他知道他去滑雪是冒很大风险的。
- That's a risk I'm not prepared to take.