venture
venture — 名詞
1. a new project or business activity that someone begins, knowing that it might lo
冒險事業
承擔風險的新商業活動
a new project or business activity that someone begins, knowing that it might lose money or fail rather than succeed
Brian and his partners started a small online store — their first business venture together.
Brian 和他的合夥人開了一家小型線上商店——這是他們第一次一起創業冒險。
business venture — common collocation
The tech venture raised over a million dollars from investors in the first year.
這家科技創投公司在第一年就從投資者那裡募得超過一百萬美元。
tech venture — sector-specific use
Starting a restaurant is a risky venture, especially in a town with very few visitors.
開餐廳是一項高風險的創業，特別是在遊客稀少的小鎮。
After years of saving, the Hoa family launched their own venture in the city.
Hoa 一家存了好幾年的錢後，在城裡開創了自己的事業。
Darius opened a taco truck in Taipei; the venture lasted only three months, but taught him about local tastes.
Darius 在台北開了一輛墨西哥捲餅餐車；這個事業只維持了三個月，卻讓他學會觀察當地口味。
- enterprise
suggests a larger, more established organization; less focus on risk
- project
broader term; does not necessarily imply financial risk
- undertaking
formal; emphasises the effort and seriousness of the task
文法句型
[adjective] + venture
venture + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Frequently paired with adjectives that indicate the level of risk: risky, profitable, successful, failed. The fixed phrase joint venture refers to a commercial project shared by two or more companies.
常見錯誤
venture — 動詞
1. to dare to go into a dangerous, unfamiliar, or unpleasant place, or to dare to s
冒險；敢說
冒險前往或大膽提出
to dare to go into a dangerous, unfamiliar, or unpleasant place, or to dare to say something that might cause offence or disagreement
The explorers ventured deep into the jungle, not knowing what they would find there.
探險者們冒險深入叢林，不知道會在那裡發現什麼。
venture into [place] — movement pattern
Nala ventured outside during the storm to rescue her cat from the garden.
Nala 在暴風雨期間冒險外出，去花園救她的貓。
venture + adverb of direction
Asher ventured an opinion at the meeting that nobody dared to share.
Asher 在會議上大膽提出一個沒有人敢分享的意見。
Few people have ventured into that part of the forest since the wildfire last summer.
自從去年夏天的野火以來，很少有人敢進入那片森林區域。
"May I venture a guess?" the student asked, raising his hand nervously.
「我可以斗膽猜一下嗎？」學生緊張地舉手問道。
文法句型
venture + adverb/preposition
venture + noun phrase (opinion/guess/suggestion)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person who chooses to accept a risk. The speech sense (venture + guess, opinion, suggestion, criticism) is somewhat formal and implies the speaker is unsure how the listener will react. Distinguish from the noun sense: the verb focuses on the act of taking a risk, while the noun names the risky activity itself.