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| 1 | C/U the possibility that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen 危险；风险 |
| Most major changes involve some risk. 许多大变动都有一定的风险。 |
| +of The risk of a major nuclear accident must be taken seriously. 必须认真考虑发生重大核事故的风险。 |
| the risk of doing sth The risk of developing lung cancer from smoking is a serious one. 抽烟引发肺癌的风险是很大的。 |
| +(that) There is no risk that the virus can be transferred from patient to doctor. 这种病毒没有从病人传染给医生的风险。 |
| +to The risks to consumers from these products need to be fully analysed. 需要全面分析这些产品给消费者所带来的风险。 |
| reduce/increase the risk of sth You can reduce the risk of heart disease by exercising regularly. 你可以通过定期锻炼来降低患心脏病的危险。 |
| an element of risk (=some risk) All outdoor activities carry an element of risk. 一定的风险 |
| worth the risk We might get away with it, but it isn’ t really worth the risk. 我们可能会蒙混过关，但真的不值得去冒这个风险。 |
| | 1a | C someone or something that is likely to be a danger or problem in the future 危险的人（或事物） | | +to The council says the waste is not a risk to the public. 该委员会说这种废弃物不会给公众带来危险。 | | health risk (=something that could be a danger to people’ s health) Some of these restaurants are a clear health risk to diners. 健康隐患 | | fire risk (=something that could cause a fire) All these books and papers are a real fire risk. 火灾隐患 | | Large quantities of such material constitute a potential fire risk. 大量的这种材料构成了潜在的火灾危险。 | | pose a risk (to sb) (=be a risk) Such prisoners pose no real risk to the public. （对某人）构成危害 | |
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| 2 | C a person or company considered according to how safe it is to lend them money or give them insurance or credit 贷款对象；保险对象 |
| a good/bad risk Loans to farmers are now considered a bad risk. 现在贷款给农户被认为风险很大。 |
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| - | at risk
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| in a situation in which something unpleasant or dangerous could happen to you |
| 处境危险；遭受危险 |
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| +to Journalists going to war zones do so at great risk to themselves. 前往战争地区的记者们这样做冒着很大的风险。 |
| +of Some plants are more at risk of frost than others. 某些植物比其他植物更容易遭霜冻。 |
| + from Low-lying farmland may be at risk from flooding this weekend. 这个周末地势低的农田可能会有遭到洪水侵袭的危险。 |
| put sb/sth at risk The officers said innocent people’ s lives had been put at risk. 官员们说无辜百姓的生命已经受到了威胁。 |
| These measures will put many small businesses at risk. 这些措施将使许多小企业处境危险。 |
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| - | at your own risk
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| if you do something at your own risk , you are responsible for any harm or damage that you suffer as a result |
| 自担风险地；责任自负地 |
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| You can use it, but it’ s at your own risk. 你可以使用它，但你要责任自负。 |
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| - | at the risk of doing sth
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| used for saying that you realize something bad or unpleasant may happen as a result of what you are going to say |
| 冒着做某事的风险 |
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| At the risk of seeming boring , I don’ t think we should try it. 恕我冒昧，我认为我们不应该去尝试。 |
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| - | run the risk (of sth)
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| to be in a situation in which something bad could happen |
| 冒（做某事的）风险 |
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| She didn’ t go, because she didn’ t want to run the risk of seeing Neil again. 她没有去，因为她不想冒再撞见尼尔的风险。 |
| The President runs the risk of assassination with every public appearance. 总统的每次公开露面都冒着被行刺的风险。 |
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| - | take a risk
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| to do something although you know that something unpleasant or dangerous could happen |
| 冒险 |
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| A good pilot never takes a risk. 优秀的飞行员从来不冒险。 |
| take the risk of doing sth I didn’ t want to take the risk of leaving John alone. 我不想冒险把约翰单独留下。 |
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| See also | | - calculated risk | |
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