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| 1 | to do something that makes it possible for something important or valuable to be destroyed, damaged, or lost 使冒毁坏（或破坏、失去贵重物品）的危险 |
| Do you realize how much you’ re risking by supporting him in this? 你意识到在这件事上支持他你在冒着多大的风险吗？ |
| risk sth on sth It’ s a lot of money to risk on such an uncertain venture. 把大量资金投入这样一个没把握的项目上有很大的风险。 |
| | 1a | to do something very dangerous , especially something that could injure or kill you 冒极大的风险（尤指生命危险） | | The officer risked his life to save the drowning man. 那位军官冒着生命危险去救落水者。 | |
| | 1b | to be in a situation in which something unpleasant or dangerous could happen to you 遭受危险 | | risk death Reports indicated that up to 4,000,000 people risked death from starvation. 报告显示多达400万人面临着饿死的危险。 | | risk doing sth We don’ t want to risk becoming involved in a civil war. 我们不想冒卷入内战的危险。 | |
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| 2 | to do something although you know that something bad could happen as a result 冒险做 |
| She risked a quick glance back over her shoulder. 她冒险扭头迅速地瞥了一眼。 |
| risk doing sth Do you think I should risk sending him a letter? 你认为我是否应该冒险给他写封信？ |
| risk it (=risk doing something) It was a no-parking zone, but I decided to risk it anyway. 冒一次险 |
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