hazard

US [ˈhæzərd]
UK [ˈhæzə(r)d]
  • n.危害;危险
  • v.试着提出;大胆猜测;冒…的风险;使处于危险中
  • Web冒险;危险源;公害
Plural Form:hazards  Present Participle:hazarding  Past Tense:hazarded  
hazard
n.
1.
危险;危害a thing that can be dangerous or cause damage
a fire/safety hazard
火灾╱安全隐患
Growing levels of pollution represent a serious health hazard to the local population.
日益严重的污染对当地人民的健康构成了重大威胁。
Everybody is aware of the hazards of smoking.
大家都明白吸烟的危害。
hazard lights(= flashing lights on a car that warn other drivers of possible danger)
(汽车上的)危险警示灯
v.
1.
试着提出;大胆猜测to make a suggestion or guess which you know may be wrong
Would you like to hazard a guess ?
你想猜猜看吗?
‘Is it Tom you're going with?’ she hazarded.
“你是要和汤姆一起去吗?”她大胆猜测道。
I would hazard that she is the sole reason we are here.
我猜想我们来这儿全是因为她。
2.
~ sth
冒…的风险;使处于危险中to risk sth or put it in danger
Careless drivers hazard other people's lives as well as their own.
粗心大意的驾驶者拿他人和自己的生命冒险。

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