imperil

IPA/ɪmˈperəl/
KK[ˌɪmpˈɛrəl]IPA/ɪmˈperəl/

imperil — 動詞

  • imperilpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • imperilshe / she / it
  • imperilledpast simple
  • imperiledpast simple
  • imperilling-ing form
  • imperiling-ing form
  • imperiledpast participle

1. to act in a way that exposes a person, plan, or important thing to serious harm,

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

危及；危害

使某人或某事物陷入嚴重危險

to act in a way that exposes a person, plan, or important thing to serious harm, loss, or destruction.

例句

The factory leak imperilled the health of every family living near the river.

工廠外洩危及了住在河邊每一戶家庭的健康。

imperil + noun (health, safety, lives) as a serious threat

One careless email from Ezra could imperil months of careful negotiation with the partners.

Ezra 一封不小心的電子郵件，就可能危及好幾個月的審慎協商。

subject = small action; object = large effort under threat

常見搭配
  • imperil lives
  • imperil the peace
  • imperil the deal
  • seriously imperil
  • would imperil
同義詞
  • endanger

    near-synonym; slightly less formal and far more common in everyday English

  • jeopardize

    very close in meaning; often used about plans, careers, and agreements

  • threaten

    broader; can suggest a future possibility rather than an existing risk

反義詞

文法句型

imperil + noun

用法筆記

Formal register; common in news, legal, and political writing. Subject is usually an action, event, decision, or natural force; object is usually something valued (lives, jobs, health, peace, a plan, a reputation). In everyday speech, learners would say 'put at risk' or 'endanger' instead.

常見錯誤

The driver imperilled into the river.
The driver imperilled the passengers when he sped into the river.
imperil is transitive; it needs a direct object.
I felt imperilled by the noise.
I felt threatened by the noise.
imperil is rarely used in the passive about personal feelings; prefer 'threatened' or 'endangered' in everyday contexts.

同根字

  • peril
    名詞B2
  • perilous
    形容詞C1
  • perilously
    副詞C1

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常用片語

  • would imperil
  • threatens to imperil

介系詞搭配

  • by (cause)